The meteorologists warn of very heavy rain from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. On yr’s pages you can follow the danger alerts. Among other things, they report a yellow level of landslide and flood risk in large parts of Eastern Norway and parts of Trøndelag. A yellow flood warning has also been issued in Eastern Norway. Particularly large amounts of rainfall have been reported for Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres and Hallingdal. Roads may be closed at short notice. – So we will already now recommend that people limit driving to what is absolutely necessary. Roads may be closed at short notice. Plan the weekend’s activities based on this, reports section manager Asbjørn Stensrud in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. YELLOW DANGER ALERT: A lot of rain is expected in large parts of Eastern Norway this weekend. Photo: YR There may be 60–80 mm – It is a low pressure that is moving towards southern Norway and it will bring a lot of rain with it, says state meteorologist Charalampos Sarchosidis to news. The meteorologists reported on Friday that 60-80 mm could fall in 24 hours. There may also be transient heavy rain showers, locally 20–30 mm in 1 hour. It will mostly be from Telemark and eastwards towards Sweden, where the largest amounts of precipitation come, says the state meteorologist. Photo: Jenny Marie Sveen Underpass closed – many cars parked The water level in Mjøsa reached a peak of 125.14 m above sea level. last weekend and is now slightly decreasing, reports vertigo on its sides. But the water level is sensitive to further rainfall in the catchment area. The rainfall that is expected this weekend may help to keep the water level at a high level for a longer period. The situation will still be able to lead to flooding, erosion damage and flood damage in exposed places, reports the website. The Victoria underpass between Strandgata and Tjuvholmen and the eight-metre plane in Hamar is closed again due to heavy rainfall and water. On Friday afternoon it flooded into the underpass and the water has risen rapidly. CLOSED: A lot of rain is expected during the weekend. The municipality warns that it may be necessary to close several areas again at short notice. Photo: Viktoria Hellem-Hansen – The clean-up after the extreme weather “Hans” is not yet finished. This rain is going to delay this work, says Sarchosidis. The municipality asks those who have parked on the eight-metre level to collect their car as soon as they can. Everyone who has parked will anyway be helped to drive out onto an alternative road during the afternoon, Hamar municipality writes on its website. The municipality warns that it may be necessary to close several areas again at short notice. – We are still cleaning up after Hans, and the torrential rain that has been reported over large parts of Eastern Norway from Saturday morning means that we already want to warn people that there may be reduced access on the roads at the weekend, says Stensrud in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
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