Overview
- KNMI activated an earlier coastal code orange from 15:00, with very strong gusts of 100–120 km/h expected, and maintained code yellow for inland regions.
- Rijkswaterstaat enforced 70 km/h limits, a no‑overtaking rule and detours for trucks and trailers on the Lelystad–Enkhuizen dike, and suspended bridge operations in Flevoland.
- NS ran fewer intercity services between Schiphol and Lelystad into the evening, and the ANWB noted an early rush hour with nationwide congestion stretching to hundreds of kilometres.
- Emergency responders handled numerous incidents including crashes, fallen trees and localized damage; Arnhem’s buses experienced significant delays as winds strengthened.
- Police and EOD addressed suspected illegal‑firework explosions and unstable devices at multiple locations this week, with investigations ongoing alongside reports of a thwarted ram‑raid and a missing 15‑year‑old from Veenendaal.