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In the next few hours, the storm is expected to increase further in Troms.
On Monday, debris from Tropical Storm “Sally” devastated much of Nordland and Troms.
Up to 100 millimeters of precipitation had been announced in advance for a day and alerts for floods and landslides have been sent out. By late Monday night, the center of the storm has barely reached Troms, where the strongest wind is expected to arrive.
– The worst awaits us in Troms. In the next few hours, there will be strong local winds inland and along the coast, state meteorologist Kjersti Strand tells VG.
The strongest wind is south of the low pressure center and an orange warning has been issued for very strong gusts, up to 30 to 35 meters per second.
HEAVY PRECIPITATION: Large amounts of precipitation led to a significant rise in the water level in several rivers on Monday. Photo: KIM ANDRÉ HAUGAN SCHEI
The operations manager in the Troms police district, Røy Tore Meyer, claims Monday night that they have received several reports of high winds.
– But right now the traffic is normal. There are bridges that are critical points and we have had people out there. So far there has been no basis for the closure, with the exception of Tjelsundbrua, which was closed for a short period, she says.
Parts of sports facilities demolished
Meyer says they were notified at 9 pm that parts of the wall had been knocked down at a sports facility in Bardufoss.
– In connection with a repair we are doing on the roof, we have removed parts of the roof. This, combined with the wind, blew away part of the north wall tonight, Bardufoss Storhall general manager Erling Andreassen tells VG.
Andreassen was in the hallway when parts of the wall were ripped off.
– There was training inside the room when this happened and for many it may have been a very unpleasant experience, he says.
It says that no one was injured during the incident.
– There is a lot of material damage. But we haven’t received an overview of the scope, he says.
Evacuated homes
In Troms, no one has been evacuated or isolated as a result of the storm, but in Nordland, around 1,200 people in Rana Township have been isolated.
Nordland police also had to evacuate five houses due to high water levels in the area. Evacuees are cared for in hotels.
– It is not pleasant when people have to pack their things and leave, but we take no chances. We don’t yet know how much it will increase, said the operations manager in the Nordland police district, Kai Eriksen.
Due to heavy rains, the Ranelva river overflowed and landslides have occurred in several places.
– Most of the incidents are associated with the Ranelva where the water level rose very quickly. Now we wait for it to drop to normal values so we can reopen, he says.
Due to heavy rains, the E6 is closed at Storforshei north of Helgeland in Nordland. The Ranelva divided Norway in two.
At 9 pm on Monday night, the road traffic control center reports that the road is open again.
NORWAY DIVIDED INTO TWO: Large amounts of precipitation flooded the E6 at Storforshei north of Helgeland in Nordland on Monday afternoon. Photo: Lisa Marie Tønder
Ola Bakke Aashamar of the Meteorological Institute told VG on Monday afternoon that large amounts of precipitation are expected during the afternoon and evening north of Nordland and Troms.
Forecasters have raised the wind forecast from yellow to orange for Sør-Troms and Nordland, and Aashamar confirmed that more than four stations have caught wind gusts at this level.
– Right now it’s blowing hard in Vestfjord. In Bodø we have streaks of 28 meters / second, he said then.
The orange hazard level is the second highest and is described as a serious situation that rarely occurs and can cause serious injury. The forecast is valid until seven in the morning on Tuesday.
