– Drive carefully – VG

Early Sunday morning, the Vegtrafikksentralen vest reported that there was a convoy driving over several mountain passes as a result of bad weather.

Late Sunday night, the mountain passes over Vikafjell and Venabygdsfjellet are closed, and it has been announced that there may be column driving or closed on various sections on short notice.

Midwest road traffic also warns of very slippery roads in your area through Monday night, after falling temperatures and showers.

– Drive carefully and adjust speed according to conditions.

In Grimstad, the storm devastated ships in the port of Holviga on Sunday.

– There are several boats that have capsized, Ole Martin Flaat tells VG, adding that he has never experienced so much wind in Grimstad before.

– There has been a strong wind since morning, he says.

This is the state of the roads at 11:30 pm:

• Fylkesvei 27 on Venabygdsfjellet – closed
• Regional road 53 between Tyin and Årdal: closed due to bad weather
• Fylkesvei 3048 in Larvik – closed due to landslide
• Highway 13 Vikafjell: closed. A new evaluation will take place on Monday at 09:00.
• Highway 163 at Lørenskog station – closed due to a lot of water at the roundabout.
• E6 Vestby south towards Oslo – access road closed due to flooding, signposted detour.
• E6 Dovrefjell: open, but can be closed on short notice
• Fylkesvei 1022 Holoveien: closed to traffic north of Engskrysset due to flooding
• Highway 7 over Hardangervidda – column driving, can be closed on short notice.
• County road 50 between Hol and Aurland – closed
• Highway 52 over Hemsedal – Steering column
• E16 Stalheim, by the Nærøydalselva bridge – closed due to landslide hazard
• E16 Filefjell: open, but column driving can be entered here at short notice
• E134 Haukelifjell: open, but column driving can be introduced at short notice

– Trees break like matches

Vestfold Intermunicipal Fire Brigade writes on Facebook that the panels of the facade of a building in Kristinakvartalet in Tønsberg exploded on Sunday, in addition to the fact that they have been in two directions with water in the basement of the municipality of Holmestrand.

They also write that “trees break like matches” on the third day of Christmas.

Fortunately, there were no injuries when the façade panels were blown off the building at Kristinakvartalet in Tønsberg. A car was hit by license plates and was damaged, the fire department writes in the mail.

We couldn’t do anything but move the car and block the area in the area where various plates can blow up, says Fire Chief Sven-Erik Andersen.

The Vestfold inter-municipal fire brigade has also removed two trees found across the road, respectively in Ringveien and in Ulvikveien in Tønsberg, they write.

On Sunday morning, the Arendal line was also closed after a tree blew over the airline.

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute issued a total of 71 hazard warnings on Sunday.

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Police in Agder’s report Twitter that on Sunday they have received many messages related to weather problems. They have been notified, among other things, of loose objects and boats in distress.

Yellow warning

In Sørlandet and parts of Østlandet, a hazard warning for strong gusts was sent on Sunday, meteorologists reported on Twitter.

Wind gusts of between 15 and 25 meters per second are expected here. There can be even stronger winds along the coast, with gusts of up to 30 meters per second.

– Among other things, there is a warning of strong gusts on the coast of Skagerrak and the areas along the Oslo fjord, Martin Granerud of the Oslo Meteorological Institute reports to VG.

It says the wind will give way overnight, but both snow and rain will continue throughout the day on Monday.

The yellow level is a common danger level in Norway and is sent when minor consequences are expected. Most people will be able to go about their daily tasks, but one must be more vigilant.

For example, there may be local power outages, traffic delays, and the wind can make traveling through the mountains dangerous, writes the Meteorological Institute on its website.

Road Traffic Center East asks people to be vigilant Twitter.

Various trees on the roads

Anne Hårstad from the Viken Road Traffic Control Center says that several trees have fallen on the roads in eastern Norway, and especially in Viken county.

Oslo police tweeted at 11 o’clock that a tree had fallen at the end and was blocking parts of the road in both directions on E16.

Hårstad says a team is on the way with a chainsaw to remove the tree.

– We clean the roads continuously, he says.

In Oslo, there is also a report of heavy rain and danger of flooding in Akerselva flowing through the city.

– There is a high level of water in Akerselva with a risk of flooding in the coming days, wrote the Emergency Management Agency on Saturday, the second day of Christmas, in Oslo on Twitter.

They warn the inhabitants of the capital to be especially careful when they are by the river.

– Be careful when driving near the student.

Not uncommon

Granerud says the storm is due to a storm center located in the Norwegian Sea, north of the British Isles.

– We have recorded that there are difficult driving conditions on the mountain between east and west. The combination of wind and snow gives poor visibility.

Granerud says that rainfall is expected in Sørlandet and Østlandet throughout the day, and that there may be surface water on the roads.

The meteorologist says that such weather is common at this time of year.

– The sun is at its lowest point and it is very cold in the north and hot in milder latitudes. Then there will be a strong low pressure and a lot of wind, explains Granerud.

The temperature differences between the north and the south give the strong climate that you can now experience in different places in Norway.

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