2023-08-25 11:12:00
A54 at Luttre towards Brussels
Nivelles
Chaumont-Gistoux
Thorembais-Saint-Trond
Gilly
Significant flooding and disrupted traffic around Nivelles
Significant flooding was observed on Friday morning near the southern ring of Nivelles (Walloon Brabant) and an intervention vehicle was drowned, we learned from the local police.
The firefighters in the Walloon Brabant rescue zone are overwhelmed due to numerous missions to be carried out following the bad weather that occurred on Friday morning in their area of intervention.
Lightning struck the parking lot of the central police station in Nivelles, preventing staff from working there.
Due to flooding, a portion of the southern Nivelles ring road (R24) was closed to traffic between the Fontaine-l’Évêque roundregarding and the police station.
A police vehicle was drowned by the rising waters.
The pond in Parc de la Dodaine has emerged from its bed.
Several roads are flooded at rue Longue Bouteille, in the Faubourg de Charleroi and in the Dodaine district.
Since 10 a.m., rail traffic has also been interrupted between Luttre and Nivelles, on the Charleroi-Brussels line. The tracks are flooded and the water has disrupted the signaling system. The rail network manager Infrabel is not yet able to give forecasts on the restoration of traffic.
6 municipalities in eastern Walloon Brabant affected by heavy rains
Six municipalities in the east of Walloon Brabant were affected by the heavy rains that occurred on Friday morning, we learned from the firefighters. The Walloon Brabant firefighters were in high demand on Friday morning in the entities of Hélécine, Incourt, Jodoigne, Orp-Jauche, Perwez and Ramillies.
The big storms that hit the region flooded several cellars and required many clearings of roads cluttered with trees and branches. The sappers from the Jodoigne post also lent a hand to their colleagues from Wavre to carry out several missions in the town of Ottignies/Louvain-la-Neuve.
Distribution of sandbags
A distribution of sandbags has been announced in Waremme (province of Liège), we learned from the local authorities.
Rue des Prés, Zénobe Gramme and Rue de Berloz were closed to traffic due to flooding which severely affected the Hesbignon capital.
Rue de Huy, Place de Hesbaye, Avenue des Sorbiers and Rue Hyacinthe Docquier were also flooded.
In the rue des Prés, the cellars of a house are under water.
The waremmian municipal authorities are busy setting up a distribution of sandbags for the inhabitants. Many roads were also flooded in the neighboring entity of Oreye.
The Warem authorities fear the arrival of a new stormy episode announced at the beginning of the followingnoon.
The forecasts
The showers were intense, but temporary. From the followingnoon, the weather should become drier with sunny spells from the west. The maxima will be between 19 and 24 or even locally 25 degrees. The wind will be light at first then moderate from west to south-west. At the sea, it will orient rather to the northwest.
SATURDAY, the cloudiness will be variable with some showers, rather limited to the coastal region in the morning, but extending inland during the day. A thunderclap will remain possible in Flanders mainly. The maximum will vary between 16 degrees in the upper Ardennes, 19 degrees by the sea and 20 or 21 degrees in most other regions. The wind will be moderate from the southwest.
Sunday, beautiful sunny periods will prevail in the morning. During the day, the weather will become cloudier with the development of a few showers, more numerous in the Ardennes. The weather will remain drier at sea where the clearings will also be wider. The maxima will reach 16 degrees on the heights of the country and between 19 and 20 degrees elsewhere.
Monday, the morning will be sunny. Then, the cloudiness will become variable with the possibility of a few showers inland. The maximums will vary between 15 and 20 degrees.
Mardi, the weather should be generally dry with a sky divided between sunny spells and cloudy periods. A small isolated shower is not excluded. The highs will vary between 16 and 21 degrees.
Wednesday, the day should begin under sunny spells before the arrival of more abundant cloudiness, possibly accompanied by a downpour. The highs will vary between 17 and 21 degrees.
THURSDAY, the weather will be more cloudy at times with the formation of a few showers. Highs will remain near 21 degrees in the center.
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