– With this wind, there will be a few kilos of leaves to move in the course of a day, says Lars Slåen in Kristiansand engineering. On Thursday, they have all the crew on the road to clean grates and gutters before the rain really sets in. – We have critical grids that we must keep free, says Slåen. Flooding and risk of landslides According to the Meteorological Institute, between 60 and 100 millimeters of rain can fall in places in the south from late Thursday afternoon to late Friday afternoon. – There will be a lot of rain from Thursday evening. It comes mostly east of Kristiansand, east of Arendal and a little inland, says state meteorologist Terje Alsvik Walløe. On Thursday, an orange flood warning was issued for coastal areas of Agder, and Vestfold and Telemark. This applies from 6pm on Thursday evening. The reason is both the expected rainfall and snowmelt. According to yr.no, this can lead to extensive flooding and flood and erosion damage in exposed locations. An orange danger warning has been issued for coastal areas of Agder, Telemark and Vestfold. Photo: Screenshot from yr.no It can also lead to stormwater in densely built-up areas, closed roads and bridges. A yellow danger warning for soil, slush and flood landslides is also ongoing for parts of southern and eastern Norway. It is valid until Friday at 20. Danger warnings for Thursday and beyond Orange danger warning for flooding: coastal areas in Agder, Vestfold and Telemark. Valid from Thursday at 18 and indefinitely. Yellow warning for heavy rain: Outer areas of Agder. Valid from Thursday at 17 – Friday at 17. Yellow danger warning for snow: Parts of Eastern and Southern Norway. Valid from midnight Thursday to midnight Friday. Yellow danger warning for snow pike: Parts of the mountain in southern Norway. Ongoing and valid until Saturday morning. Yellow danger warning for ice: Eastern inland. Valid from Thursday at 19 to Friday at 07. Yellow danger warning for ice: Northern parts of Trøndelag. Valid from Friday at 11 to midnight Saturday. Yellow danger warning for soil, slush and flood avalanche danger: Parts of Southern and Eastern Norway. This is ongoing and applies until Friday at 20. In addition, several yellow gale warnings have been sent out. Source: yr.no Difficult driving conditions overnight to Friday Several yellow danger warnings about snow and ice have also been sent out in several places in the country. In parts of the mountains in southern Norway, there are warnings of ongoing heavy snowfall. – In the mountains, the precipitation comes as snow, so there can be difficult conditions, says state meteorologist Terje Alsvik Walløe to news. A lot of snow is expected in the inner regions of Eastern Norway on Friday. And ice can cause difficult driving conditions from Thursday evening to Friday morning in the east of the Inland. Trøndelag can face the same challenge from Friday morning. Danger warning for snow pike. Photo: Screen dump from yr.no – Take a cleaning round The flood warning for Agder and Vestfold and Telemark lasts until an unspecified time, probably until Saturday. According to Alsvik Walløe, the flood levels will increase beyond Thursday and Friday evening. Levels will also be high on Saturday. The Engineering Service in Kristiansand encourages people to carry out measures at home. – Go and check gutters and waterways for snow, gravel and twigs, so that the water can flow freely. This should be done before the rain comes, says Anita Egeland, divisional engineer in the Norwegian Engineering Service. In many places it can also be very windy. The engineering service in Kristiansand has a 24-hour emergency service, should trees fall. – We have good routines for this kind of weather. We are still clearing trees that fell the last time there was a lot of wind, says Egeland. Kristiansand got a taste of rain on Thursday morning, but then it stopped. On Thursday evening, the rain will come full force again. Photo: Tom Nicolai Kolstad / news Accidents in the morning traffic On Thursday morning there were several accidents around Eastern Norway due to slippery roads. In Holmestrand in Vestfold, six people were taken to hospital after a serious head-on collision. Two of them were flown to Ullevål hospital by rescue helicopter. On the E18 in Horten, a car drove into a guardrail. No one was injured in the accident. In Trømborg in Østfold, a school bus ran off the road. Five school children who were passengers on the bus were evacuated. None of them were injured. Five school children who were passengers on the bus were evacuated. None of them were injured. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news
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