First snow in almost two years – Parool.nl

First snow in almost two years – Parool.nl

27-12-14 05:00

The first snow fell in the night from first to second Christmas night in the province of Groningen. © anp

The snow that falls in the Netherlands today, for most of the country’s first snowfall in nearly two years. Reported that the NIS. Last winter was, according to the KNMI in most places in the Netherlands no snow. It was the first snow-free winter since 2007

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According to the KNMI was last winter exceptionally soft. Only in the northeast of the country fell in late January a little snow. That is precisely the part of the Netherlands that today seems to get just no snow.

The first snow was reported early this morning in the southwest of the country. Including by residents of Vianen and Rotterdam was made around four thirty this morning on twitter enthusiastic reporting of snow.

Tricky straw
The Traffic Information Service (VID) warns that the smoothness to combat troublesome Dutch roads will be. “Because of the wet snow or rain that falls first to the ground can not be salted, since the salt is washed away by the wetness. Once the wet snow transforms into dry snow gets the Wittig of fast grip on the road surface. Here comes another when there is little traffic on the way to mix the snow and salt, “the VID.

Meanwhile, snow cases including Zeeland, Utrecht, Noord-Brabant and Zuid -holland. In many places the snow remains. Here and there already is a deck of a few centimeters. Slipperiness Teams are busy making snow-free roads. Insofar as is known there have been no incidents yet, according to the VID. However, traffic much longer route to get to the destination

(By: Editors).