– You just have to find the spikes, the rain jacket and hold on to the hat, says state meteorologist Ingvild Villa to news on Monday morning. Close to 100 mm of precipitation is expected in several places in northern Norway in 24 hours. – It will be wet and windy. And a lot of rain, mostly in the outer regions, says Villa. Heavy precipitation in the form of rain creates major challenges in the northernmost part of the country, especially since large amounts of snow have fallen in recent weeks. The heavy rain is expected in advance to be among the heaviest in the last ten years, and up to 50-90 mm is expected in 24 hours, and locally there may be more. Great risk of roof collapse In Harstad in Sør-Troms, the municipality has prepared for the storm that is expected to hit beyond Monday. – We stand with the guard teams we have. In addition, we are emptying and driving away the snow that has arrived, says department manager for the Samaanlegget to Harstad municipality, André Jensen. He says that the crews are now doing what they can to scrape the road and pavement, as well as make the other necessary preparations, so that the water is carried away. PREPARED: Head of department for the Sama facility for Harstad municipality, André Jensen. Photo: Tora Jarnæs Vold / news At the same time warns of great danger of roof collapse. – I ask everyone to be careful when they walk on pavements and elsewhere to look up to see, says Jensen. Furthermore, he encourages people to wear shoes according to the conditions, so that unnecessary incidents are avoided. Lots of rain The Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy (NVE) issued a total of four danger warnings on Monday. Orange warning for rain in Troms, Vest-Finnmark and parts of Nordland. Orange danger warning for avalanches in Troms and Vest-Finnmark. Yellow flood warning in Nordland, Troms and Vest-Finnmark. Yellow danger warning for soil, slush and flood landslides in parts of Troms and Nordland. – Some of us enjoy a lot of snow, but now a low pressure is coming from Iceland, bringing with it mild air masses and a good amount of precipitation, says the state meteorologist. State meteorologist Ingvild Villa. Photo: Øystein Arild M Antonsen / news In several places in the region there is more than 50 cm of snow on the ground, which is included in the Meteorological Institute’s assessments. – The precipitation will come as sleet and snow, with a transition to rain. Strong south-westerly gale, periodically a small storm, which turns west in the evening, says state meteorologist Villa. She has a clear call for those who live in the affected area: – The most important thing is to be prepared. If you are going out for a drive, the road may be flooded and slippery. It’s also about giving the water as much free flow as possible, she says, and encourages people to check gutters, she says. WET: A lot of rain is expected in Northern Norway on Monday and Tuesday. The weather forecast applies to Tromsø. Facsimile: Meteorological Institute Great danger of avalanches The mild weather simultaneously increases the danger of avalanches, and the danger warning has been upgraded to level 3 – significantly, for large parts of northern Norway on Monday. The precipitation can cause avalanches to detach themselves. – People have to be careful about the terrain they travel on, says leader of the Avalanche Warning Service, Heidi Bakke Stranden, to news on Sunday. She recommends that everyone follow the updated notifications that come on Varsom.no during the afternoon. – Dry flake avalanches and wet loose snow avalanches can detach themselves due to wind and mild weather, writes Varsom.no in its danger warning. The mild weather limit is 600 to 1000 m above sea level, depending on where you are. – Landslides can reach infrastructure in particularly vulnerable places, warns Varsom.no. On Tuesday, the avalanche danger increases in the Lyngen area and there will be danger level 4 – great avalanche danger. – Dry flake avalanches and wet loose snow avalanches will detach themselves due to rainfall, wind and mild weather. Mild weather limit of approximately 800 m above sea level. Landslides can hit exposed infrastructure or buildings. Avoid avalanche terrain, writes varsom.no. AVALANCHES: There is a significant risk of avalanches in large parts of northern Norway from Monday. Archive image. Photo: Lyngen red cross / Lyngen red cross auxiliary cross Published 09.12.2024, at 09.26 Updated 09.12.2024, at 09.30
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