Code orange for eastern provinces, emergency number 1722 activated for risk of storm and water damage: “Hail balls up to 5 centimeters”

The RMI has announced code orange for thunderstorms for the provinces of Limburg, Liège, Namur and Luxembourg for this afternoon. Code yellow applies elsewhere, except for the province of West Flanders and the coastal region. The FPS Home Affairs has already activated the emergency number 1722. “In the eastern half of the country, the thunderstorms will be the fiercest, with a lot of precipitation in a short time, hailstones (the largest calculated at 4-5 cm), fierce winds and many lightning strikes and local damage / nuisance,” warns weatherman David Dehenauw. .

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