Full storm: – – Can get a little scary
The Meteorological Institute has issued a number of danger warnings for the weekend. In addition to danger warnings for heavy rain and flood danger in Western Norway, strong gusts are expected in Agder, Telemark, Buskerud, Akershus, Oppland, Hedmark, Rogaland and Hordaland.
These are very strong gusts of wind, meteorologist Susana Reuder told Dagbladet. It will have a number of consequences when it is sent out of danger warning, she says.
– People must be quite observant of it. There is a risk of damage to buildings and infrastructure. Bridges and roads may be closed. Power supply can be affected due to trees breaking. In the mountains, the city comes as snow.
Ask people to stay inside
A full storm is expected, according to the Meteorological Institute. Wind gusts of up to 42 meters per second have been announced in Rogaland and Hordaland, while gusts of between 23-30 meters per second have been reported in Agder, Telemark, Buskerud, Akershus, Oppland and Hedmark.
It is expected that the snow line will sink and that snowdrifts may occur. It has been sent out with a yellow danger warning for heavy snowfall in the mountains in southern Norway.
– Visibility and the possibility of column driving and closed roads can be reduced. In addition to all this, there are high waves on the coast. So avoid traffic in the beach zone and at sea, says the meteorologist.
If people can stay inside, it’s best, she says.
– It can be a little scary, it’s a lot of wind that is waiting.
As mentioned, there is also a yellow danger warning for flood danger and a lot of rain in Rogaland and Vestland.
– Here in Bergen, it has gone up to 74.1 millimeters in 24 hours. But the most intense periods were last night and until now, Reuder says.
The village of Takle in Gulen municipality has been given 85 millimeters, she continues.
– It will be after each transition to showers. No such heavy rainfall is expected, she says.
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Warns: Difficult driving conditions
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has warned of very difficult driving conditions, reduced accessibility and, in the worst case, closed roads and mountain passes in southern Norway from Saturday afternoon.
– We berantene follow extra closely on the weather forecast and on traffic traffic reports from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, says Nils Karbø, department director for traffic management and emergency preparedness in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, according to NTB.
On Saturday afternoon, several mountain passes are closed due to the storm that is ravaging southern Norway.
County road 53 Tyin-Årdal, national road 13 Vikafjellet, county road 50 Hol-Aurland and national road 15 Strynefjellet are closed, while E134 Haukelifjell, national road 52 Hemsedal and E16 Filefjell are open.
On national road 7 over the Hardangervidda, there is column traffic for heavy transport, Vegtrafikksentralen vest informs Twitter.
The police in Agder have a clear appeal to the public in connection with the storm:
– A full storm can be expected along the coast. Police are asking the public to secure loose objects and not challenge the forces of nature by searching exposed places, they write on Twitter.
Sets departures
Color Line has canceled Saturday’s departures on the sections Kristiansand-Hirtshals and Larvik-Hirtshals due to strong winds.
– We cancel the departures due to the weather forecast. It will blow too much, says CEO Henrik Renneberg in Color Line Denmark to Danish BT
Renneberg says that all affected passengers are either or will be contacted by Color Line.
In Denmark, the storm has been named Malik, and the storm creates a number of challenges for transport and infrastructure, and several other ferry departures in Denmark have been canceled. The same goes for a number of train departures.
Boulders fell out
In Bergen, they have also noticed the forces of nature.
Three boulders of around 30 kilos each fell from a steep slope and into the road in Bergen.
It reports West Police District on Twitter.
The stone blocks have then hit the wall of an apartment block.
– No people are injured, but there are some wall panels on the block that have been partially destroyed, says operations manager in the West police district Eivind Hellesund to Dagbladet.
He goes on to say that the police have not planned any evacuation of the block as a result of the landslide.
– This slope is initially well secured, says the operations manager.
Woman died
Extreme weather also has daily operations over large parts of the UK.
It is reported that winds of over 44 m / s, which has led to a 60-year-old woman dying after being hit by a tree that blew over in Aberdeen.
In addition, 62,000 homes are without electricity.
– Engineers have restored power to 26,000 customers so far, says the energy company Northern Powergrid Sky News.
The country is now preparing for the end of a storm called Corrie, which is expected to hit Britain on Sunday.
Wind gusts of up to 35 meters per second are expected in the afternoon and evening, as well as gusts of 40 m / s in exposed coastal areas and mountain areas.
– Power outages are possible, as well as damage and “danger to life” from large waves and beach material that are thrown into the air, writes Sky News.