Tromsø Airport is temporarily closed on Thursday morning due to the weather and flights have been cancelled. – Fortunately, SAS has been faithful and has rebooked us on another flight to Oslo, says Miller. That’s what Levi Miller from the USA says, one of those affected by the storm. He is a student and part of a traveling group from the Christian organization Youth With a Mission. They have already experienced a cancellation. – We strongly believe that it will work out. As long as the weather and God care take care of us, we will get going. Several planes circle over Tromsø waiting to land. Operational terminal manager at the airport, Simen Ristand Frantsen, says side winds can lead to unsafe landing conditions. – The situation is now some delays and some cancellations. We are working to keep the track operational. But we are struggling a bit with crosswinds and slippery runways, says Simen Ristad Frantzen, terminal operations manager at Tromsø Airport. Photo: Torkil Stoltz / news He does not know how many passengers are affected, but they encourage everyone to turn up at the appointed time. – Listen to the advice of the airlines. We have all machines in operation and have called in extra crew to plow and keep the runway open, he says. It was Nordlys that first reported the case. Tromsø Airport must be closed periodically due to icing and storms. But the planes can also periodically take off. Photo: Torkil Stoltz / news Pier destroyed at Senja – flood risk increases In the village of Mefjordvær at Senja, parts of the pier have been destroyed by high winds and high waves. – The sea has made a big wound in the breakwater. For every wave that comes, the sea goes over the breakwater. It is difficult to see the extent of the damage due to the weather conditions, says Knut Harald Hofsøy in Mefjordvær. The pier in Mefjordvær on Senja is partially destroyed. Photo: Knut Harald Hofsøy Mayor of Senja municipality, Geir-Inge Sivertsen, says they have reported the damage to the Coastal Administration, which owns the breakwater. They have not received notification of other storm damage. On Uløya in Nordreisa, a county road 7952 hangs almost in the air. Waves have washed large stones ashore, and the road has begun to wash out. This is stated by Nordreisa municipality. The county road on Uløya in Nordreisa is closed after waves have washed rocks ashore and started to wash out the road. Photo: Troms county municipality The warning service Varsom speeds up and upgrades danger warnings for floods and landslides in parts of Nordland and southern Troms. The danger of floods and landslides, which is at the orange level, is already increasing on Thursday. – Landslide incidents can occur. Exposed track and road sections may be closed. Floodslides have a long range and can descend into the valley floor even if they are triggered high in the terrain, reports Varsom. Photo: Map from Varsom / news The Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for rain. The warning applies from Friday morning to Saturday morning in parts of Nordland and Troms. – In 24 hours, 50–65 mm can fall, in the far south of the area locally up to 120 mm. There is a risk of storm water in densely built-up areas and roads may be closed, the Meteorologists at X inform. Photo: The Meteorologists Affects public transport The storm affects both ferries, fast boats and buses in Troms and Finnmark: Canceled fast boats in Troms Tromsø – Skjervøy, where assessments are made on resuming continuously. Kvænangen – Skjervøy. Set out the day. Tromsø-Skjervøy-Vikran-Tennskjer-Lysnes Tromsø – Finnsnes – Harstad. Resumes at 4 p.m. Bjarkøy locations – Skrålsvik – Flakstadvåg. Possible resumption of operations until departure at 16:15. Canceled public transport in Finnmark MF Lurøy route 510/520 from Øksfjord cancels all departures today due to bad weather, reports Snelandia. MS Loppøy between Øksfjord fast boat quay and Skavnakk quay cancels all scheduled traffic today due to bad weather. MF Jøfjord takes weather precautions for all calls today, and the route may be canceled at short notice due to bad weather. MS Falkefjell cancels departure at 14.45 from Alta today, as well as return from Hammerfest at 16.40 due to bad weather. Canceled ferries in Troms Hansnes – Karlsøy – Vannøy in Karlsøy municipality. Hansnes – Reinøy in Karlsøy municipality. Mikkelvik-Bromnes in Karlsøy municipality. Storstein – Nikkeby – Lauksundskaret in Skjervøy municipality. Ferry Hansnes – Reinskard in Karlsøy municipality does not take heavy transport due to the storm. Hurtigruten is also affected by storms. Hurtigruten’s MS Polarlys cancels all calls from Tromsø-Kirkenes-Havøysund 13–16. November, writes Caroline M. Nilsen, PR and communications advisor at Hurtigruten. – Due to the weather conditions, MS Polarlys cancels all calls between Hammerfest and Kirkenes on the northbound route and between Kirkenes and Hammerfest on the southbound route from 13 to 16 November 2024. The ship will resume the normal route from Hammerfest on the southbound sailing on Saturday 16 November 2024, writes Nilsen . Kystruten Havila has a ship located in Kirkenes, Havila Castor. – According to the plan, the ship will be heading south later today, says Lasse Vangstein, director of communications at Havila Kystruten. According to Vangstein, it looks fine for the time being, with them making ongoing assessments if the weather should get worse. A lot of wind on the coast On the coast there has been a lot of wind during the night until Thursday. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has now issued a warning about strong gusts of wind. – Last night, wind gusts of 36 m/s were measured at Fakken Karlstad municipality, says meteorologist on duty, Iris Hestnes. She says it will continue with rain and sleet showers around Troms throughout Thursday. The snow has settled on the E6 at Øse in Gratangen. The stretch of road is 271 meters above sea level. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s webcam – The wind can come up in a small storm on the coast. The wind will decrease throughout Friday, but early Friday morning there may still be a stiff westerly gale on the coast in the north. And then it picks up again with more wind towards the evening, says Hestnes. At X, the Meteorologists write that waves of around 10 meters are expected in parts of northern Norway. Hasvik municipality reports on Facebook about damage to the municipal floating jetty in Sørvær. – Due to the extreme weather conditions, damage has been caused to our floating dock facility in Sørvær, they write. When the weather is good, they will try to raise the gangway to set the status of the floating jetty. The municipality advises against staying in the area as long as the storm lasts. – A lot of “rock and roll” There is also a lot of weather in Finnmark on Thursday. Road warden Ib Nymark on Melkøya was already prepared for this in the morning. – There will probably be a lot of “rock and roll” here. The wind was supposed to increase from seven o’clock onwards, and it does. Smooth roads with challenging driving conditions in Finnmark: E45 between Kløfta in Alta and Pikefossen in Kautokeino E6 over Sennalandet E6 at Hatter in Hammerfest and Porsanger E69 between Skipsfjordhøyda – Skarsvåg crossing in Nordkapp Fv. 889 between Snefjord and Havøysund in Måsøy Fv 8018 between Nuvsvåg and Tverrfjord A week ago the storm ravaged the North. Now the Meteorological Institute reports a yellow danger warning both for strong gusts of wind in parts of Troms and Finnmark, and in addition snow in parts of Vest-Finnmark, Troms and Nordland. Your browser does not support the embedding of external content This is what the wind strength looks like in Troms and Finnmark. The darker the purple color, the stronger the wind. – Barely a week ago there was also a storm. Is it just becoming more frequent? – Yes, I feel that way. Friday and Saturday last week was extreme, it was insane weather, says Nymark. Ib Nymark is a road keeper on Magerøya in Finnmark. Photo: ROLF JAKOBSEN / news The road warden says that they feel the weather well on the trucks when they drive over the mountain. And many assessments are made of the drivers whether they should even take the chance and drive over. Published 14.11.2024, at 09.42 Updated 14.11.2024, at 14.51
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