New storm threatens the coast, hit full in the morning – Dagbladet.no

New storm threatens the coast, hit full in the morning – Dagbladet.no

Cleanup after Nina’s ravages were barely started in the afternoon, when the Norwegian Meteorological Institute sent out notice of the storm is expected to hit the mainland late today and tomorrow with. And with the included high precipitation up to 50 millimeters in twelve hours in Rogaland and Hordaland – warns state meteorologist Berit Hagen at the Meteorological Institute in Bergen.

– There will be a fair amount of wind Monday, although the storm we has in store, not as powerful as extreme weather we experienced this weekend. It will probably still feels dramatically for some, given that one has not yet been cleaned up after extreme weather, says Hagen said.

Hurricane force winds

In the southern parts of Nordland – Helgeland, Saltfjellet, Salten and Ofoten – could wind gusts reach hurricane force.

– Storm center goes this time a piece out in the Norwegian Sea, and the wind direction is south-easterly and thus parallel to the coast, she explains.

The wind will make itself felt throughout southern Norway and parts of Northern Norway, and will likely be strongest on the coast of Møre og Romsdal and south Trøndelag, where wind speeds can reach up to full storm.

Otherwise alerts meteorologist about small storm in Sogn og Fjordane, otherwise in Trøndelag and parts of Nordland. Also in Southern is expected strong winds, because the southeast wind will cause the wind hit land in a major way.

Hard drive in the mountains

– The combination of strong winds, heavy precipitation and an expected temperature increase also means that the avalanche danger increases to the danger level 4 in Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, Hagen says.

Forecasting Eastern Norway warns on its side against very difficult conditions in the mountains throughout southern Norway while the storm is on.

– It is a combination strong winds, rain and blowing snow will make driving conditions very difficult. And it applies to all mountain roads in Southern Norway, said state meteorologist Kristen Gislefoss said.

It is expected strong winds in wait all mountain machine. According Gislefoss may wind speeds reach gale in some areas. (© NTB)

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