Tag: KNMI
Rainy month after record drought, what does that do to nature?
However, the heavy rainfall does not mean that there is suddenly an abundance of water. “There isn’t enough rain for that. So far it only compensates for the drought from…
Heavy thunderstorm passed through the province but did not cause major problems, code yellow is off the track
There is no longer a code yellow for Utrecht. A heavy thunderstorm passed through the province, but it did not cause major damage. Earlier today, the KNMI warned of extreme…
KNMI warns for thunderstorms, hail and wind gusts
The KNMI warns that in Limburg, North Brabant, Gelderland and Overijssel damage and danger can occur due to hail, lightning strikes, falling trees and flying objects. Moreover, a lot of…
Code yellow passed in Utrecht, unclear when trains will run again
A large part of the day was code yellow in Utrecht today due to summer storm Poly. From the morning hours Utrecht turned ‘yellow’ and that was not for nothing…
Train traffic halted due to storm, Utrecht fire brigade helps North Holland
In North Holland, among others, code red, the heaviest weather alarm, was in force for a long time. “Because they experience more problems there, we are stepping in today,” said…
Train traffic halted due to storm: ‘Don’t go to the station anymore, it’s not wise to travel now’
Train traffic in North Holland, Flevoland, Zwolle, Groningen and Leeuwarden has also been cancelled. “Initially, we only wanted to shut down rail traffic in North Holland, but the storm is…
Downpours provide some relief, but drought persists: ‘Every drop counts’
From tomorrow, farmers in the east of our province will no longer be allowed to collect water from ditches and streams to irrigate their land, for example. The Vallei en…
Record: it has never been dry in De Bilt for so long, should we worry?
The groundwater is, for the time being, still good. This has to do with the buckets of rain that fell from the sky until the end of April. “That’s why…
‘Snuffelmast’ in Cabauw is world famous and provides important meteorological data
In the meadows near Cabauw, a thick pipe sticks straight into the air. The KNMI performs complex measurements there. But no matter how advanced the ‘sniffing mast’ is, for some…
KNMI: chance of northern lights in the coming nights as well
Charged particles from the sun are approaching our atmosphere at high speed. That creates a lot of energy in those charged particles. To get rid of that energy, they emit…