Storm weather across Flanders

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Storm weather across Flanders

Sun 02/12/07 - A severe storm crossed our country in the course of
Sunday. Torrential rain was accompanied by wind speeds up to 70 mph.
A storm depression that was originally located over Britian moved
towards Denmark in the course of the day.
It was a busy day for Sabine Hagedoren
(VRT)
It was a busy day for Sabine Hagedoren
As a result Belgium was affected by severe weather conditions and a
violent storm.

VRT weather forecaster, Sabine Hagedoren, predicted gusts of up to 60
mph in the interior of the country.

She told people to stay indoors and only to venture out, if this was
absolutely necessary.

Sabine insisted that people going out against her advice should steer
clear of wooded areas because there was a real danger trees could be
uprooted.

She told motorists not to park under a tree because limbs would be
falling off.
The Seafront at Ostend Casino
(Belga)
The Seafront at Ostend Casino
Not as bad as predicted
On the coast wind speeds of 70 mphs were forecast, but fortunately the
wind only reached 8 on the Beaufort scale.

Traffic across the country experienced problems as a result of the
storm.

In Ostend the roof of a wood store caved in under the high winds.

Still in West Flanders, in Bruges a warehouse that was under
construction blew away.

At sea pilot services were suspended and ships were guided into port
by helicopters.

Fire services in the capital received at least 60 calls about roofing
tiles that had been blown away and trees that came down on cars.

The storm was expected to move out of the Low Countries in the course
of Sunday evening, but this does not mean that it will stop raining.
See the heavy weather at Ostend on the coast
Click here to look at the webcam
.

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