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Late in the morning on Wednesday the storm begins. Several county roads are closed.
Remi Olsen at Bergen Bydrift cleans a grate in Bjørndalen. They have been away for several days now. He and his colleague clean in troughs and shake the entire mountainside to Øyjorden. Photo: Fred Ivar Klemtsen
– It rains constantly outside and the rain will intensify late Wednesday morning, says Steinar Skare, meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute.
Over a 12-hour period, there will be between 60 and 90 millimeters of precipitation in Hordaland and Sogn, says the meteorologist. During the night, strong northwesterly winds are expected.
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– It can be from a small to full storm night through Thursday with gusts of up to 33 to 37 meters per hour. second. And the wind will continue beyond Thursday.
This storm hits western Norway on Wednesday. Photo: Meteorological Institute
Snow showers and sleet
Due to the large amounts of precipitation, NVE has issued a landslide and flood hazard warning at the orange level for Vestland County, and a flood hazard at the orange level for parts of Sogn and Hordaland.
There is a danger of surface water in densely populated areas and it can be difficult driving conditions. Some places may lose road connection temporarily, Skare warns.
– Tomorrow we will have strong winds from the northwest and it will be much colder. It turns to rain and sleet in the lowlands, and snow showers in the interior and higher areas.
This is how it was in Fortunsdalen when the flooding occurred in the Luster municipality in 2018. The municipality says it is too early to say whether the valley is exposed to flooding this time (file). Photo: RUNE SÆVIG
The meteorologist asks people to pay special attention to one thing.
– Blowing hard from the northwest, a slightly new direction from which you don’t usually blow as much. People should give it some thought.
In addition, he advises people to secure loose objects and avoid unnecessary traffic in exposed places.
These roads are closed
Vegtrafikksentralen Vest reports that several roads were closed due to the danger of landslides on Wednesday. This is the status at 12:00:
- Fylkesvei 5586 in Ikjefjordsbrua towards Hest in Høyanger municipality is closed.
- Provincial road 609 between Askvoll and Førde is also closed.
- County Highways 5637 and 5641 in Luster will be closed until 09:00 Thursday morning at the earliest.
- Fylkesvei 49 in Nordrepollen is closed after a landslide yesterday. A new evaluation will take place at 3pm on Thursday.
- Fylkesvei 79 by Folkedal between Granvin and Kvanndal is closed due to surface water. The contractor heads to the site at 12 o’clock to open the gutter. The scheduled opening is at 2.30pm.
In October 2018, there was large amounts of water in Mørkridsdalen in the municipality of Luster (file). Photo: Rune Sævig
– Too early to tell
Jan Magne Svåi, head of the real estate department in the municipalities of Luster, says that the crisis management in the municipality has had a dialogue about the danger warning.
It says it is currently too early to say which areas are exposed.
– We dare not answer that. There can be big local differences. We have a valley in Skjolden, Fortunsdalen, which is exposed to flooding. But there may also be another place, he says.
