The case in summary: • Strong winds in Southern Norway have led to more than 14,000 people being without electricity in Agder.• The storm has also led to the cancellation of 77 SAS flights, mainly to and from Denmark.• In the center of Kristiansand, several solar panels have blown down from the roof of Handelens hus, which caused damage to at least six vehicles.• The police have received many reports of boats hitting and trees falling over cycle paths.• Two people were observed swimming in rough seas outside Kristiansand, which led to a large withdrawal of resources from the emergency services.• The police ask people to stay inside and secure loose objects. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – This is extreme, says Petter Tollefsen, head of operations and maintenance at Glitre Nett. The company has been on yellow alert since Friday morning. They have also called out extra crew. The number of customers without power has gone up and down through Friday and the night into Saturday. Just before 06.00 on Saturday morning, the number was 21,700. This is what the power map looked like at 5:36 p.m. Photo: Screenshot He says that the company is continuously working to fix the errors that have occurred around Agder. – The focus is completely on correcting errors, but if it becomes too dangerous for the fitters, we may have to wait until the wind has died down a bit, press contact in Glitre Nett, Audun Brekke Sandhaug. The park in the center of Kristiansand is closed due to the storm. Photo: Mairi Macdonald / news SAS cancels departures SAS has canceled 77 flights as a result of storms The airline tells VG. – The conditions are demanding both in the air and on the ground. The flights are mainly to and from Denmark, says press contact at SAS, Tonje Sund, to the newspaper. A KLM flight from Amsterdam had to fly on to Torp Airport in Sandefjord because it was unable to land at Kjevik Airport in Kristiansand, writes Fædrelandsvennen. – There is a good deal of wind and the wind direction should be the problem, airport manager Arne Johan Johnsen told the newspaper. Norwegian tells news that they have so far not had to cancel any flights due to the storm. At least six vehicles were damaged when a solar panel fell from a roof. Several of the cars have major material damage. Photo: Christina Hårvik Nieuwlaat / news Flowing in with cases On duty at the police in Agder, operations manager Jon Repstad says that they are unable to take away all the phones because of the storm. – There is no ill will, but there is an influx of cases to us. In the center of Kristiansand, several solar panels have blown down from the roof of Handelens hus in the center of Kristiansand. The police have closed off an entire block. The incident caused damage to at least six vehicles. Several of the cars have major material damage. – No injuries have been reported, the police write. The police have otherwise received many reports of boats crashing and trees falling over cycle paths. A boat was about to sink outside Hisøy in Arendal this afternoon, but was rescued and towed to safety. Photo: Benedicte Goa Ludvigsen / news Went for a swim At 17.00 it was reported that two people were in the water outside Kristiansand around 100 meters outside Sumatraveien in Kristiansand. Rescue boat, fire boat and resources from the emergency services were sent from the land side. It turned out that there were two free swimmers in rough seas, the police write. – They swim to shore and have been clearly informed that this is not the day to swim in rough seas without prior warning. An alarm was raised and resulted in a large withdrawal of resources in an otherwise hectic evening, reports the Agder police. Strong wind An orange danger warning has been issued for very strong gusts of wind in parts of Agder and inland areas of Rogaland and Vestland. The warning lasts until late Saturday afternoon. – The peaks of the storm will vary. In some places they will arrive in the evening or at night, in other places during Saturday morning or early morning, says state meteorologist Geir Ottar Fagerlid. At around 7 pm, a gust of 36.4 m/s was measured in Lindesnes, says state meteorologist Kristian Gislefoss. The fire service and the police have had busy hours in Agder on Friday evening. Here from Markens gate in Kristiansand. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news – It is the coast and near coastal areas that are worst off, but also in the mountain areas we see wind gusts of over 30 m/s, he says. Over the next few hours, the wind will increase, and during the night to Saturday it will also move west towards Rogaland. – But in Agder you probably have to wait until around 6pm on Saturday evening before you notice that it’s starting to rain, says the state meteorologist. First winter at Harebakken in Arendal. Photo: Tom Nicolai Kolstad / news Svartavatnet in Saudafjellene. Photo: Per Inge Fjellheim Divorced due to bad weather at Møvig in KristiansandAt Møvig in Kristiansand. Photo: private The picture shows the National Road Administration’s webcam on fv421 near Haslestad in Arendal. Many woke up to snow on Friday 20 October. Stay inside The police are asking people who are not allowed to be out on Friday night – to stay inside. – People must secure loose parts around them. But if you haven’t secured the boat yet, it’s too late now. More snow is expected tomorrow. If you haven’t changed to winter tyres, the police also have an appeal throughout the weekend. – If you have summer tyres, you should leave the car. This afternoon and evening there are strong gusts of wind in Agder. This will last until Saturday evening. The storm closes the road Between Setesdal and Sirdal, county road 450 Brokke-Skuleskard is closed due to the weather. – We are primarily closing due to strong winds. It will be difficult driving conditions and therefore we have chosen to close, says section manager for operations in Agder county municipality, Rolf Ove Lunden.
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The weather has consequences – over 21,000 without power in Agder – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
