Orange Code in Brabant: salutes "as if it were stones" | inside

In the rest of the country, there can also be storms accompanied by hail and wind gusts of up to 75 kilometers at the hour. The yellow code remains in effect for the moment. But if necessary, this could change in the coming hours, said a spokesman.

Severe thunderstorms sweep the country from the southwest. The heaviest showers are expected in the south and east, reports Weeronline. In addition, many precipitations can fall quickly.

The circulation also suffers from heavy showers. Rijkswaterstaat warns of slippery roads. Hailstorms are now moving through Brabant – very locally, by the way. Reports also come from various parts of the country, including Nieuwegein and Enschede.

Dennis van Vlaardingen experienced hail rain at Etten-Leur. He picked up a 3.5-centimeter hail. "As if stones were thrown into the pond."

Van Vlaardingen was surprised. "I was watching it closely, the showers would be focused in the east, yellow code, I think it will be better than expected, at one point he moved in and started to grill. it was a good sound. "

He wanted to go out for a moment, but" the hail stones rose up against my legs and my shoulder, "said the born Breda. Several Twitter users report hail in Etten-Leur, but also in other places.

Many Twitter users question the cross section of hailstones. "I do not want to know what it looks like when" the size of a golf ball "goes down," someone writes.

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The storm is linked to warm temperatures.