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neckervd Jan 18th, 2018 06:30 AM

Train traffic disturbed in germany, switzerland and austria
 
HURRICANE FRIEDERIKE
Deutsche Bahn just announced that they will stop the whole train traffic within the next hrs.
Austria: Arlberg line Zurich - Innsbruck closed
Switzerland: no trains to Zermatt, Jungfraujoch, Leysin, Les Diablerets, Arosa, Oberalp Pass (Glacier Express),

Tulips Jan 18th, 2018 06:41 AM

Severe disruptions today in The Netherlands and Belgium too - also for air traffic. The storm has died down now here.
It's the second severe storm this year already.

Tulips Jan 18th, 2018 06:50 AM

For people wondering 'what the weather will be like in winter in Europe'; this was really extreme, with winds of up to 140 km/hour.
People were being blown off their feet and literally rolling across the street. 3 people dead in The Netherlands, 1 in Belgium so far.
We had a bad storm last week too, and in the middle of December everything ground to a halt after a snowstorm.
Not what we usually get in winter here. We may get snow again this weekend.

neckervd Jan 18th, 2018 07:48 AM

AFAIK Schiphol is open again.
We had winds up to 200 km/h at Pilatus (Lucerne) and Saentis (Appenzell) today. The cablecars don't run for the moment.
On the Jura heights (Chasseral, Chasseron, Vue des Alpes), winds blew at speeds of 170 km/h "only".

ribeirasacra Jan 18th, 2018 08:37 AM

I would be disturbed if I was traffic in those countries too.

Christina Jan 18th, 2018 08:59 AM

wow, that is windy. I wouldn't expect someone to be blown off their feet at 140 km at the peak, though. Maybe if you were very small or frail, I could see it. I've only stayed inside when it was close to that.

someone walking at 140 km per hr

I thikn the deaths were due to people being hit by falling branches or trees.


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