Weerplaza warns specifically for freezing rain in the province of Limburg. In the south, it remains the whole evening was very smooth. Around 20.00 hours this resulted in a closed A76 between the German border and Geleen.
Also Rijkswaterstaat warns of treacherous smoothness in the whole country, until in the course of Sunday morning. In Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland and Zeeland are now no warnings more effective. The thaw has now started, thus Weerplaza.
In the middle of the country, is the temperature of the road surface is still just below the freezing point. Drizzle can freeze, which makes for dangerous situations. Around 16.00 hours the freezing rain also disappeared in the provinces of Flevoland, Groningen and Utrecht and is there code in yellow.
Fog
In the western provinces, the temperature rose slowly to between 3 and 7 degrees. In the east, the temperatures are not expected to be more from above -2, while temperatures in the northeast around the freezing point. The temperatures will be around all day freezing to remain. For Sunday, temperatures are above 5 degrees predicted.
From the North sea, pulls the fog in the evening our whole country. The visibility can drop to 200 to 300 meters.
Accident
By the smoothness of his Saturdays alone on the highways more than 450 accidents for which a salvage company was called happened, reports the agency. The actual number of accidents is even higher.
At the beginning of the morning were mainly reports from the west of the country, around noon, was shifted to the east and south, said a spokesman. The traffic information service, spoke mid-morning of “a message per minute”.
A15
The smoothness has a driver from the Gelderse Ochten lives. He was in his car and ended up in a ditch next to the A15 at once a month. Perhaps he is by the smoothness of the road hit. How long he has located is not known.
At last the police was the A73 between Linne and Roermond Saturday afternoon some time in both directions closed. On the stretch of highway in the province of Limburg is so smooth and done so many accidents, that it is irresponsible is it to drive, report traffic information service Saturday.
Erasmus bridge
The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam, it was Saturday at the end of the afternoon, with all traffic shut down because large chunks of ice from the bridge on the road to fall. The bridge went halfway through the evening to re-open.
In the first instance, the bike and hiking trails deposited. A little later it is decided as a precaution the bridge to all traffic in both directions to exit. How long the incident lasts, is not yet known.
The police on Twitter message of ‘seriously large pieces of ice that fall down.
Ede
In Ede have about 1,200 homes and businesses, no gas. There is water in the gas lines run. According to Liander, it seems that the failure is still the whole weekend takes. “And then also not everyone immediately connected.” The municipality provides in conference center The Reehorst for coffee and in the district itself is a point of information furnished.
the district Maandereng. Initially there was talk of 1,500 affected homes, but that there were 1.200. The remedy of the failure is a tough job, because first of all the gas valves to regulate in the houses must be closed and then all the pipes have to be cleaned. A spokeswoman for Liander: “so It is, unfortunately, not so that Monday morning everyone get on the gas again. That can sometimes take longer.”
Trains
At different stages, drive Saturday no or fewer trains as a result of wisselstoringen and problems with overhead lines. So drive between Lelystad and Zwolle no trains due to ice on the overhead wires.
NS and ProRail decided Friday night on the basis of the weather forecasts to Saturday regular service schedule to start in advance no custom timetable.
Schiphol airport warns travelers to send their flight details to check before they get to the airport.
Gritting
The freezing rain followed the snowfall of Friday night. In many places in the Netherlands fell to a few inches of snow. In the east there is four to five inches of snow.
While the actions of Friday and Saturday is the full capacity of 546 gritting used, and a number also use tire glue. That means that around 1,200 people have worked on the gladheidsbestrijding.
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