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The KNMI warning for extreme weather, code orange, Saturday at the start of the afternoon, extended to a wider part of the country. The warning now applies except for the provinces of Utrecht and Noord-Brabant also for the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea region and the provinces of Flevoland and Friesland.
In the eastern part of the country is code yellow force, which warns for severe weather.
On the west coast may be very strong winds, with speeds up to 110 kilometers per hour. As was measured in Hoek van Holland at the end of the morning in a gust of 109 kilometers per hour.
The weather alarm is given because of the great impact that the storm may have on public life. Because it is summer, there are plenty of outdoor activities, according to the KNMI. Also are trees full of leaves, making them much wind catch and can blow over.
Additionally, there is a risk of flying roof tiles and cladding panels can overturn scaffolding and cranes.
Summer Storm
At noon, there was official talk of a summer storm, “says weeronline.nl . A summer storm occurs when hourly average wind speed is 9. That speed was measured between 11.00 and 12.00
It is the 25th official summer storm since 1901, according to the weather institute
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The stormy winds from the southwest this afternoon pulls farther north along the west coast and will later infest the north coast. There will also be mainly in the eastern half of the country for some thunderstorms. Locally be associated with hail.
Only in the evening the weather is calmer. According to the KNMI takes until midnight before have disappeared in heavy winds in the eastern Wadden Sea area.
Events
The expected storm throws for various events spanner in the works. The organization of Wonder Feel, a new classical music festival in the open air in ‘s Graveland, decided to delete the program on Saturday.
Earlier it was announced that the parade of the Summer Carnival in Rotterdam is canceled. The organization finds the expected stormy winds too great a risk for the dance party. The music festivals Welcome to the Future, to be held in Twiske just outside Amsterdam and Amsterdam Live on Stage are to be canceled for that reason.
The Parade in Utrecht has announced that the theater still continues normally though the weather hour by hour watched. But the tents are sturdy and storm-proof and moreover stand between buildings that strong winds will stop, said a spokeswoman
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Traffic
Who wants Saturday on the road with trailer, caravan or truck may drive the best only in the evening. Which advises the Traffic Information Service (VID).
Also Rijkswaterstaat pressed motorists with a caravan or trailer on the heart until at least 16:00 to drive to the coast. The service also highlights the additional risk for empty or lightly loaded trucks, where high winds better grip on than on heavily loaded trucks.
KLM precaution nearly thirty flights were scrapped at the airport.
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