Overview
- The KNMI prolonged its weather alert for snow, hail and freezing conditions until Tuesday morning, with several outlets citing a 10:00 cutoff.
- Rijkswaterstaat expects an unusually busy Monday morning and urges drivers to anticipate slippery roads, adjust speed and give gritters and ploughs space.
- NS and ProRail caution that train delays are likely as points can freeze, with targeted heating and repairs under way and some services already reduced.
- Air travel faces major disruption, with Rijnmond reporting that more than 400 flights at Schiphol were canceled because of the winter weather.
- Hundreds of gritters and snowploughs have been deployed and over 9 million kilos of salt spread since Friday evening, yet police and media report numerous crashes and vehicles off the road, while emergency crews also handled isolated incidents such as a Utrecht mall restaurant fire and a fireworks attack with four minors arrested.