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The snow has been falling since Sunday evening and through the night. On Monday, it leads to snow chaos in Stockholm.
An orange danger warning has now been issued in the Stockholm area and on Gotland Swedish Meteorological Institute SMHI.
– It is likely that there may be power outages in areas with overhead lines, which may also affect the mobile network, they write on their website.
The traffic situation in Stockholm is critical, according to the police, who are asking people to stay at home. reports The Express.
Major traffic problems
Several machines used for snow removal in Stockholm have broken down, reports say Today’s News.
Some machines have also been struck by lightning during the night, the newspaper continues.
All trains into Stockholm have been cancelled, reports Aftonbladet. The reason is a power outage due to the snowfall. It also reports many traffic accidents.
Several flight departures have been delayed as a result of the weather, reports Swedavias, which operates the airports in the capital.
– The traffic flows and it flows, but we have some delays and we think it may continue throughout the day, says Ellen Laurin at Swedavia’s press service to SVT.
Similar weather will come to Sørlandet
– It is a combination of cold air over a relatively warm Baltic Sea that leads to the snowfall, says state meteorologist Rafael Escobar Løvdahl
He believes that the citizens of Stockholm must expect around 30 centimeters of snow during the day. The snow will last the rest of the day.
– Similar conditions are expected in Southern Norway, but there will be greater local differences.
It is expected that southern Norway will get snowy weather today and tomorrow, and mild weather will also arrive.