Sunday, August 23, 2015

KNMI predicts code yellow for bad weather – NU.nl

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to draw Sunday Netherlands in from the south. Also Monday is spread across the country big chance of showers with thunderstorms, hail and (heavy) winds.

“Local can drop a lot of rain, which is on the road aquaplaning and flooding”, reports A spokesman for the KNMI.

Showers

In the north it remains until late in the evening dry, but then rain will also exaggerate. The storms that come from the south, losing much of their power in making the storm opportunities in the north a lot smaller.

During the night draw most storms out of the country and will be the wind. In places where it clears mist and fog patches may occur. It cools down to about 14 degrees.



Beachgoers

The coming week will remain volatile. As more people get back to work, there is a chance of some busy strikers.

Zealand emerged Sunday hefty files by beachgoers who all left almost simultaneously when the announced rain and storm front moved in. Was added to the queue length on the roads in and out of Zeeland up to 30 kilometers.

Especially on the A58 and N59 got stuck in traffic. The biggest delays were motorists between Serooskerke and Zierikzee.



Sail

Around the end of Sail Amsterdam caused a lot of inconvenience on the roads. Several highways were closed around the North Sea channel for traffic, and on the A9, the A22, A7 and A8 was above average pressure.

The road works on the A7 at the Dam near Kornwerderzand this weekend again caused delays. Until mid-October, the traffic is there in both directions on one lane. That provides almost daily backup on both weekdays and weekends. Sunday was the most delay from Friesland because many tourists went home.


View the current traffic situation here

By: Reuters

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