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BAD VISION: This is what Filefjell looked like on Sunday morning. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration
On Sunday, storms ravaged much of southern Norway. In southern and eastern Norway, hazard warnings have been issued for strong gusts of wind.
Early Sunday morning, the Vegtrafikksentralen vest reported that there was a convoy driving up several mountain passes as a result of bad weather.
At 10 o’clock, the mountain passes over Vikafjell and Venabygdsfjellet are closed, and it has been announced that there may be column or closed driving on various sections during the day.
This is the state of the roads at 10.30:
- Highway 13 over Vikafjell – closed
- Fylkesvei 27 on Venabygdsfjellet – closed
- Highway 52 over Hemsedal – Temporarily closed to large vehicles (truck jammed)
- Highway 7 over Hardangervidda – column
- County road 50 between Hol and Aurland – column driving
- E16 Filefjell: open, but a column can be entered here at short notice
- Fylkesvei 53 between Tyin and Årdal: open, but may close on short notice
On Sunday morning, the Arendal line was also closed after a tree blew over the airline. Bane NOR is working to “repair the damage.”
CLOSED: No one can pass through Vikafjellet on Sunday morning due to bad weather and poor visibility. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The traffic operator in Vegtrafikksentralen, Tor Evensen, tells VG at 09.45 that more wind is expected during the day, which can lead to even poorer visibility on mountain passes.
This means you may have to drive a column or, in the worst case, close the roads, he says.
“People have to have a column in various places, the mountain is waiting a lot and it takes longer to get to where it is going due to the storm in the mountain,” says the traffic operator.
He adds that changes can occur “on short notice.”
– If you are going from the other side of the mountain, you must have an alternate route if it must be closed.
Police in Agder’s report Twitter that the police have received many reports 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.
Martin Granerud of the Oslo Meteorological Institute tells VG that the wind will give way during the night, but that both snow and rain will continue throughout the day.
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.
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.
– The low pressure there is so great that it affected Portugal in the south and Spitsbergen in the north, he says.
– 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.
– It’s for the season. The sun is at its lowest point and it is very cold in the north of the earth 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.
The highest amount of precipitation in Agder and Rogaland
Meteorologist Gunnar Livik in western Norway and Trøndelag says that there is now much different weather in Norway.
Broadly speaking, it can be summarized that there is a strong low pressure with the north-western center of Scotland. This has caused strong winds over southern Norway and some places in northern Norway, he says.
Livik says there has been more rainfall in Agder and Rogaland.
– The rain will move from east to south and parts of the east, he says.
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