Snow drifts, strong winds and soapy roads in northern Norway on Sunday – news Troms and Finnmark

The Road Traffic Center in the North has one important appeal to all road users: – Drive carefully. On Sunday, contractors throughout Finnmark are out to sprinkle the slippery roads. In addition, the strong wind drives snowdrifts on the mountain passes, which results in poor visibility. Europavei 69 between Skarsvåg and Nordkapp is closed due to storms. On county road 890 above Kongsfjordfjellet there is both snow and ice. – Contractors are out and taking measures, reports the Swedish Road Administration. On the E6 above Sennalandet it is slippery in places. Chains are recommended, writes Vegtrafikksentralen nord on Twitter. Canceled ferries In Nordland and Troms, several ferries have been cancelled. Both in Lofoten, Kvæfjord and on Senja, motorists must wait patiently for the wind to die. On the ferry connection Bodø-Værøy-Røst-Moskenes, the A and B routes have been canceled for the day due to bad weather and high seas in the Westfjord. The ferry route between Revsnes and Flesnes in Kvæfjord has been canceled all Sunday. The first regular trip is at 2 p.m., reports Torghatten Nord. On the inner side of Andøya, a 180 meter long cargo ship has sought shelter. In the sea on the outside, the waves are around six meters high, and both the wind and the wave height will increase during the evening. At Bleik on Andøya in Nordland, the sharks are docked and waiting for better weather. The wave height at the fishing ground will be around six meters for the next few days. Photo: Dag Rydland Strong gusts of wind A yellow danger warning for gusts of wind has been issued for parts of northern Norway. From Monday morning to Monday evening, locally strong gusts of 27 to 33 meters per second are expected from the southwest. The wind increases first in Nordland and decreases last in West Finnmark. – Fix loose objects, is the call from Meteorologists on Twitter. Several danger warnings have been sent out from Yr. They include everything from the risk of avalanches to the risk of severe icing on ships. Orange danger warning for avalanches applies to several places in Western Norway, Inland Norway and in Northern Norway on Monday, according to Varsom.no. And it’s not just northern Norway that has storms underway or waiting. In Trøndelag, the weather change from cold to mild on Monday can mean difficult driving conditions. There is also a risk of ice in Western Norway and parts of Eastern Norway due to rain freezing on cold ground and freezing rain, the Meteorological Institute reports. The Norwegian Road Administration’s webcam at the Kamøyværkrysset on the E69 in Finnmark shows that there is a lot of slush and slush on the road. Photo: Norwegian Road Administration



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