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KNMI to issue severe-weather warnings for more precise areas
From 2 November 2026, the KNMI will target warnings more locally across the Netherlands.
Instead of applying a warning automatically to an entire province, it can cover a smaller area or cross provincial borders.
The yellow, orange and red levels will not change, but the areas shown on the warning maps may differ with each weather event.
The KNMI will provide separate maps for nine types of hazardous weather, including ice, thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain.
This matters because dangerous weather can affect only part of a province, so a broad warning may not show whether conditions are risky where you are or travelling.
People will be able to check warnings for their location or a place they choose through the KNMI app, and warnings will also appear on its website, other weather apps, radio and television.
The KNMI will issue severe-weather warnings for more precisely defined areas from 2 November 2026.
Warnings will no longer automatically cover an entire province and may cross provincial borders.
The yellow, orange and red warning codes will keep the same meanings.
The KNMI will show nine types of severe weather on separate maps.
People will be able to check warnings for their current location or a place they choose, including through the KNMI app.
- Who
- The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
- What
- It will issue severe-weather warnings for more precisely defined areas. The yellow, orange and red codes will remain.
- When
- From 2 November 2026.
- Where
- In the Netherlands, with warning areas that may cover part of a province or cross provincial borders.
- Why
- To show more accurately where dangerous weather is expected and make warnings more relevant to the public.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An icing warning covered an entire northern province, although the worst conditions were mainly in its northern part.
The KNMI is due to begin issuing warnings for more precisely defined areas.
- Start date
- 2 November 2026
- Warning codes
- Yellow, orange and red remain in use
- Weather types
- Nine types will have separate maps
- Storm Benjamin
- Wind gusts of up to 106 kilometres per hour were measured on the Houtribdijk
- Warning areas
- They may stay within one province or cross provincial borders
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What people are saying
Door het echt plaatselijker en gerichter te maken, hopen we dat deze waarschuwing ook veel relevanter wordt voor het algemene publiek.
In mijn ogen is het positief
Onweer kan wel of niet overtrekken. De ene plek in een provincie heeft er heel erg last van en op andere plekken is het droog.