A mobile home has been blown 4-5 meters by guard and set on fire. There was no one in the mobile home, but it stayed close to two houses, the police say. Large flames were reported. The emergency services were on their way to the city early and extinguished the fire. There are no injuries and no damage to surrounding buildings. – There is a lot of wind in the area, and that’s why we moved out from two stations to be completely sure that it wouldn’t spread further, says fire response manager Thomas Haltquist The Meteorological Institute sent out a warning on Sunday about particularly strong gusts of hurricane force for the area north of the Sognefjord, including Sunnmøre. At around 08.30 the Måløy Bridge was closed. Photo: Erling Wåge The strongest wind in Vestland and Møre and Romsdal will arrive on Monday morning. – On Monday morning, locally particularly strong gusts of 38–43 meters per second are expected, first from the south, later from the southwest, and up to a strong storm of 30 meters per second, there may be a hurricane of 33 meters per second on the coast, writes Meteorologisk institute. Recommendations from the meteorologists Secure all loose objects Close windows and doors tightly Make sure that gutters, scaffolding, aerials and tarpaulins are securely fastened Avoid driving in exposed areas Calculate extra time for transport and driving Consider whether the journey is necessary Follow advice and check the status of transport operators Check road signs (175.no) The need for emergency preparedness must be continuously assessed by emergency responders Exercise caution when traveling in the beach zone and on the sea Consider measures in advance to limit damage Flights to Molde, Florø and Haugesund have been cancelled, according to Avinor Bergen Airport. The traffic leaves from Flesland. Helicopter flights between Bergen and the North Sea have been postponed indefinitely. This is reported by Heliport.no. The reason is a lot of wind and high waves. Passengers are asked to meet at the specified time. Closed roads Around 05.30 several roads and boat routes were closed. Other closed roads and boat routes Fv 568 – Route 1028 Fedje – Sævrøy: Due to poor weather, the connection has been canceled until further notice E39 ferry connection Mortavika – Arsvågen; Due to the ownership situation, the connection has been changed to Arsvågen – Hanasand. Departures from Arsvågen at 06:45, at 07:15, at 08:25, at 09:00 and at 09:30. Departures from Hanasand at 07:10, at 07:45, at 08:15, at 08:50 and at 09:25. The fast ferry between Langevåg and Ålesund is canceled from 8.15 until further notice. Message from Norled: Due to weather conditions, the remaining calls from Knarvik will be canceled on Monday morning. BA reports that trees have fallen on vegans in several places around Bergen, including Osterøy and on Askøy. The contractors are out cleaning. Fv. 57 ferry connection Leirvåg – Sløvåg; canceled until further notice due to weather conditions. 689 households in Gulen are without electricity in the morning hours today, BKK reports. Power outages have also been reported in Høyanger, and here 297 subscribers are without power. Fv. 579 Hegglandsdalsvegen near Heggland; closed due to a tree that has fallen over the road. A crew has been sent to the city to clean it up. The Norwegian Road Traffic Center reports on Monday morning that the night has been “surprisingly quiet”, compared to what was reported. Operator John Andreas Omdal had expected more incidents on vegans. He says this can still change quickly. – The danger warning lasts until 17 Monday afternoon, so this is not over. Your browser does not support the embedding of external content. School pupils must be homeschooled. Due to the predicted wind, Kinn municipality has decided that the pupils will have home schooling on Monday. On Monday morning, Måløybrua was closed. – The municipality held a meeting on Sunday and assessed the situation. Since the Måløy Bridge will probably be closed for a longer period of time in the morning, it has been decided that the students at Skram School and those at Vågsøy Secondary School who have to cross the bridge will have home schooling, Kinn municipality writes on its website. The municipality states that they have an agreement with Sea Service regarding the transport of employees at the municipality’s health and care services, nurseries and schools. – We monitor the development of the weather continuously and would like to encourage everyone to secure loose items that the wind can blow away, and not to stay in exposed areas. Published 21.10.2024, at 05.52 Updated 21.10.2024, at 09.05
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Forecasts winds up to hurricane force in Vestland and Møre og Romsdal – news Vestland
