Storm “Otto” comes with strong gusts of wind – news Vestland

A northwesterly full and partly strong storm is expected along the coast from Sunnhordland to Agder. The meteorologists have been monitoring the low pressure for some time. Now they are being warned against wind gusts as strong as 40 meters per second along the coast of the south-west. It corresponds to an orange alert. – It comes at an unfavorable time. For people traveling to the cabin for the winter holiday, it may be wise to postpone or travel earlier. One should avoid traveling on vegans when it’s at its worst, says state meteorologist on duty, Geir Ottar Fagerlid. Short-term storm Denmark’s Meteorological Institute has given the low pressure the name “Otto”. Here they expect wind gusts between 33–34 m/s. In Norway, a storm is first named with a red warning. The notice applies from 2-3pm on Friday afternoon, until 7-8pm on the same day. FOLLOW: State meteorologist Geir Ottar Fagerlid says the forecast for strong gusts of wind may change on Friday – both for better and for worse. Photo: Anders Ekanger / news – When the wind comes fast, it disappears quite quickly. We expect it to be on for three to four to five hours, says Fagerlid. For a larger area around the “orange area”, there is also a yellow warning for strong gusts of wind. For Vestland’s part, they can locally reach 30 seconds. Austafjells up to 25. – It is serious that we have reached the yellow level for such a large part of southern Norway, says Fagerlid. – Potential to cause damage The low pressure coming into Norway does not bring with it large amounts of precipitation. – It is the wind that we are most worried about, says Fagerlid and adds that there may be closed bridges, mountain passes, roads, traffic delays and many may lose power. He believes the mountain passes south of Finse may be closed. The strong gusts of wind can also cause damage to forests and buildings. The state meteorologist drew a parallel to last year’s storm which hit the same area, and which caused a lot of damage. – This storm also has the potential to cause a good deal of damage. We received a lot of damage reports from the storm last year, and expect a lot of problems with this storm as well, says Fagerlid.



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