A bus has blown off the road on county road 17 near Reipå in Meløy. There was only the driver and 2 passengers in the bus. None of them are said to have sustained injuries in the descent. On Tuesday, it will blow up to a full storm along the coast of Northern Norway, reports the Meteorological Institute. It will rain both in Nordland and further south in Troms. Wind gusts of between 27 and 33 meters per second have been reported in Troms and Vest-Finnmark. The meteorologists have issued a yellow warning. – There will also be local snowpack, drive according to the conditions!, Meteorologists write on Twitter. Further south it has started to rain. It is now estimated that it will rain between 60 and 90 millimeters within 24 hours. The ferry connection – Bognes-Lødingen on highway 85 is closed. Photo: Anne Nielsen The following ferry connections have been canceled due to storms and strong winds in Nordland. The connection – Bognes – Lødingen on national road 85. Svolvær – Skrova – Skutvik on county road 81. Moskenes-Bodø, across the Vestfjorden and the connection Forøy – Ågskaret on county road 17. FV 7384 ferry connection Nesna – Nesnaøyene is canceled due to stormy weather. In addition, the Engeløy Bridge on county road 835 and the Tjeldsund Bridge on the E10 are occasionally closed due to strong wind. As early as Monday afternoon, it freshened up with monkfish and pike on Brennviksanden, Steigen. Photo: Reidar Berg It will rain in Lofoten, Vesterålen, Ofoten, Nord-Salten and Sør-Troms. Landslide Early on Tuesday morning there was a slush avalanche on the E6 at Øse in Gratangen in Sør-Troms. The road is now open again. Bad weather is expected throughout northern Norway on Tuesday, and the National Road Administration urges people to drive carefully. The Norwegian Road Traffic Center reports strong crosswinds on the E6 above Saltfjellet. The meteorologists write that there is a risk of stormwater in densely built-up areas. There is also a risk of closed roads. They therefore ask motorists to adjust their speed and drive carefully. More danger warnings on Wednesday Storm center after storm center sweeps in from the west over the next few days, and together with the strong winds, they bring very high waves towards the coast. The worst will be on Wednesday, up to 11-12 meters towards the coast of Trøndelag and Nordland. The meteorologists have sent out a yellow danger warning for strong gusts of wind that apply to most of northern Norway. – We expect a full to strong storm and local wind gusts of 27-33 m/s. The wind increases first in Lofoten, they write on Twitter. From Wednesday afternoon, there will be locally 35-50 millimeters of rain in 12 hours, and at the same time there may also be locally 50-70 millimeters in 24 hours. There is a risk of stormwater, also on the roads.
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Storms stop ferry traffic and close roads – news Nordland
