Overview

• KNMI kept a code yellow in force for Utrecht with gusts up to 75 km/h as storm damage was reported across regions, including flooded quays and closures in Vlaardingen-Oost.
• Specialist teams are investigating an overnight explosion at a home on Poppersteeg in Winterswijk, with the area cordoned off, no injuries reported and an appeal for witnesses issued.
• A late-night blaze on Eiberplantsoen in Groot-Ammers left two homes uninhabitable; police do not rule out arson and are examining a possible link to an explosion at the same address in June.
• In Rotterdam-Hoogvliet, a tankstation employee was threatened with a knife and the robber fled with a take, while police in Ridderkerk seized 237 nitrous oxide bottles and nearly €10,000 in cash, detaining three people.
• Traffic authorities handled multiple crashes during the storm, including a severe N33 incident near Appingedam where a driver was trapped and seriously injured, and repeated run-offs at the Hattemerbroek junction causing delays.