On Sunday night, code orange applies to North Holland and the Wadden area due to very heavy gusts of wind. In the rest of the country it is code yellow for heavy gusts of wind, the KNMI reports. The northwest storm Isha will reach its peak on Monday morning and will cause a busy Monday morning rush hour.
It will rain on the west coast at the end of Sunday evening. The wind gradually increases and becomes quite strong, strong to stormy along the coast, wind force 7 to 8. Later in the evening, heavy gusts of wind can occur, close to the sea around 100 km/h. The KNMI warns of possible damage and danger from falling trees and flying objects. The temperature rises to 8 to 11 degrees.
Code orange is in effect between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. In the rest of the country, code yellow applies, which is in force until 10 a.m. at the latest. According to the KNMI, the wind will decrease rapidly from mid-morning.
Schiphol
Schiphol will cancel 130 flights on Monday due to storm Isha, a spokeswoman said. According to the airline, these are destinations within Europe.
“We cancel in time, so that passengers and colleagues know where they stand. This is very unfortunate for our customers whose flights have been cancelled. Those affected have been informed as soon as possible and will be rebooked on the next available flight,” said the KLM spokesperson. Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) has issued limited runway capacity for Schiphol on Monday following the storm.
Busy Monday morning rush hour expected
On Sunday afternoon there will be what Weeronline calls ‘a bizarre weather change’. This has everything to do with the expected arrival of storm Isha. The peak of storm Isha will be reached during the Monday morning rush hour. Rain zones move across the country. So keep in mind that it can get very busy during rush hour,” says Jaco van Wezel of Weeronline.
In the Wadden area and in the north of North Holland there will probably be a storm, 9 Bft. and gusts of 90-110 km/h. In the other coastal areas and on the IJsselmeer the wind is strong to stormy, 7-8 Bft. with heavy wind gusts of 80-100 km/h and inland heavy wind gusts of 75-85 km/h are expected. These gusts of wind can cause storm damage.
A spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat says that transport traffic, such as vans and vehicles with empty trailers, must take gusts of wind into account. But motorcyclists and motorists must also pay attention because, for example, other vehicles can be jerked by the gusts of wind.
According to the spokesperson, the danger lies particularly on the more open road sections, including flyovers. He advises road users to check the situation on the road before leaving.
Falling debris
Storm Isha has already caused problems. A report came from Belfast, Northern Ireland, that a person had been hit by falling debris. In Ireland, power went out in 170,000 homes across the country. The Scottish railways have severely restricted train traffic. Trains are also being canceled elsewhere in Great Britain, as a precaution or because railways have been flooded.
Dozens of flights between the Irish capital Dublin and Great Britain have now been cancelled. Flights between Belfast and London, among others, were also cancelled.
The British weather service Met Office has warned of extremely high winds and life-threatening downpours. It is rare that virtually the entire United Kingdom is covered by such a warning, British media report.
The biggest problems are expected until Monday morning.