Storm Poly News Today

An average wind speed corresponding to wind force 9 was recorded in IJmuiden on Friday afternoon, officially marking the fifth storm of the year, Weeronline reported on Friday. Hundreds of flights were delayed at Schiphol due to the gusty weather. Meteorologists define an official storm as a condition where the average wind speed at one KNMI station at least reaches wind force 9 over an hour. Winds at level 9 on the Beaufort scale typically range from 75 to 88 km/h.

Incredible aerial photos have revealed Englands green and pleasant land this year thanks to washout summer a year after Britain was turned into a dustbowl during a record breaking heatwave.

The brief 24-hour window of warmth will come to an end tomorrow as showers and cooler temperatures become the order of the day.

During the first six months of 2023, the KLM Group earned revenue to the sum of EUR 5.6 billion, an increase of 20% compared to the first half of 2022. Operating profit amounted to EUR 129 million, compared to EUR 266 million in 2022 (which then included government NOW support to the sum of EUR 138 million in the first quarter). Our capacity (the number of flights operated) stood at 88% compared to 2019. When planning the number of flights, KLM closely considers fleet and workforce avai...

At least two killed as strongest summer storm since 2017 fells trees and disrupts travel

Media reports described Storm Poly as the “strongest summer storm.” Click to read more. Storm Poly killed at least two people as it battered the Netherlands coast and its surrounding areas.

A destructive windstorm hit Netherlands and Northwestern Germany claiming the lives of at least two individuals. Read more here.

The red code has been declared in three provinces as the Netherlands has been struck with its worst summer storm.

KLM and Transavia announced on Thursday that they are exerting maximum effort to find replacement flights for travelers affected by the storm on Wednesday. However, both airlines cannot provide information about the exact number of passengers stranded at Schiphol or those still waiting at the airport.

Meteorologists in the Netherlands increased their warning for Storm Poly, issuing a Code Red weather warning for strong wind gusts that could range from 100 up to 120 kilometers per hour. The alert was intensified to the most severe Code Red weather warning for Noord-Holland, Flevoland, Friesland and the IJsselmeer area at 7:55 a.m. A Code Orange alert was in effect for Zuid-Holland, Groningen, Drenthe, and Overijssel, as well as the area covering the Wadden Islands, for similarly strong wind gu...