The snowfall over the past week has put a heavy burden on the awnings at the campsites. Some have already had a crack. Plus temperatures and precipitation are forecast for the weekend. That means heavy snow. – Many are anxious, says Maria Wollert-Nielsen. She is the general manager at Furustrand camping in Tønsberg. – The stud system that holds the roof up can break. It has happened before and is not fun, says Wollert-Nielsen. Now she is in the process of warning the tourists and urging them to shovel the roofs. CAMPING: Maria Wollert-Nielsen runs Furustrand camping. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news – Do not shovel from the ridge It can also rain in the mountains. John Buen runs a company in Tuddal where he shovels cabin roofs. At most, he received 15–20 inquiries from customers in two days when it started to snow. He is also an engineering student and recommends thinking about physics when shoveling roofs. – I have seen many people start to shovel the ridge. They lift the snow and throw it down. Then you work against gravity, and also have to touch the snow several times. Buen advises the cabin people to start at the bottom of the roof and divide the snow into large pieces that are sent down with the help of gravity. In the Skrim mountains, Niri Tveita works in the same industry. He says several of the roofs have around 80 cm of snow. MOWING: Niri Tveita is mowing cabin roofs in Raje. – Wind has moved the snow on the roofs, so that there has been a lot of weight on one side of the roof. That should be taken care of before the rain comes, says Tveita. LAYER ON LAYER: A cabin at Raje on Skrim with 110 cm of snow. The picture was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Niri Tveita – Own responsibility The Directorate for Building Quality recommends investigating how much weight your roof can withstand. – Houses built between 1950 and 1979 will usually be constructed so that they can withstand up to 50 cm of dry, old snow or 40 cm of wet snow on the roof, says department director Christine Molland Karlsen. Do you know how much weight your cabin roof can withstand? Communications manager Arne Voll in Gjensidige says you should be aware of unusual creaking noises in the cabin or doors that move slowly. He says you yourself have a responsibility to keep the cabin roof free of snow. – In the worst case, you can risk a reduced insurance payment if you do not take measures when there are extreme amounts of snow, says Voll. HEAVY: This cabin has around 2.5 meters of snow on the roof. The picture was taken in 2018. Photo: Gjensidige Mild weather expected A lot of precipitation has been reported in Eastern Norway for the next few days. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued an orange warning for snow. In Agder and parts of Vestfold and Telemark, between 25 and 40 cm of snow is expected until Friday evening. DANGER WARNING: The Meteorological Institute has issued an orange warning for parts of Eastern Norway. Photo: Meteorological Institute/Yr On Saturday, the air will be mild and it will rain. – It could be 4-5 plus degrees on the coast, perhaps even milder, says meteorologist Ingrid Bentsen. NVE has issued a yellow flood warning for coastal parts of Agder and Rogaland from Saturday afternoon. The rain will continue on Sunday and Monday. The precipitation can also come as rain in the mountains up to an altitude of 800 metres. – In some places, the cabin areas will also get rain.
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Recommends everyone to shovel the cabin roofs before the rain comes – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
