KNMI Issues Code Yellow for Brabant as Evening Storms Bring Wind and Hail

Overview

• The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued a code yellow warning for thunderstorms, hail and wind gusts up to about 60 km/h that affected parts of Brabant.
• Rijkswaterstaat told road users to expect rapidly changing conditions and to drive more cautiously during heavy showers to avoid accidents.
• Local reporting documented storm damage in Best where two trees fell onto a garage on Schoenmakersstraat and the fire brigade was called to remove them, with no wider casualties reported.
• Photographers and eyewitnesses recorded dramatic storm clouds and heavy conditions in Tilburg and Den Bosch that illustrated the fast-moving evening weather.
• A KNMI 'code geel' is a short-duration precautionary alert for potentially disruptive thunder, hail or gusty winds that mainly threatens traffic and people outdoors and can prompt quick emergency calls.