– There has been a surprising amount of snow. We are taken to bed every single year, says Steinar Terjesen. On Monday afternoon, he is busy removing snow from the boat which is parked in Pollen in Arendal. The amount of snow is more than he expected to get from above. – It must have come at least 70-80 centimeters since yesterday, he says and measures with the spade. Steinar Terjesen shovels out his boat in Pollen in Arendal on Monday morning. Photo: Espen Bierud / news On Monday, many had to dig out the car from huge masses of snow. One of these was Vegard Berg from Kristiansand. He still thinks the snow is better than the rainy weather on New Year’s Eve. – We have a little work ahead of us here, but it’s going well, he says optimistically as he saves the car in Kvadraturen. Vidar Berg finds his car again in the snow chaos in Kvadraturen on New Year’s Day. Photo: Tom-Richard Hanssen Olsen / news Danger warning until Wednesday evening The Meteorological Institute has extended the danger warning for snow. The orange warning applies from Tuesday at 09:00 to Wednesday at 19:00. State meteorologist Bente Wahl confirms that there has been an unusual amount of snow in Southern Norway in recent days and that there will be more. – It is unusual for it to snow for so many days in a row. In the last 20 years, no more than 20 centimeters of snow has been measured in Agder, says Wahl. The storm continues Monday night and Tuesday. On Wednesday, 20–30 cm of fresh snow is expected, perhaps even more locally. Terjesen in Pollen in Arendal is fully motivated for the work all the snow entails. – We can only continue to disappoint, he says. Quite a wintry atmosphere on the square in Kristiansand on New Year’s Day. The Christmas stalls really come into their own. Not many people ventured out into Markens gate on Monday. Most followed the call to stay at home. Naturally enough, there was little activity on the ice rink on the square in Kristiansand. Little speed in the outdoor dining area on New Year’s Day. The sidewalks and roads in central Kristiansand are being cleaned up before everyday life starts again on Tuesday. Not all cars were equally visible in Kvadraturen on Monday morning. In full swing with snow clearing in the streets of Kristiansand. Challenging conditions Monday morning. Having a shovel lying in the car was probably a good idea for many. Hoping the train goes In Markens gate, Grete Hansen and her family are heading down towards the train station to catch the train to Kongsberg. They have celebrated the New Year in Mandal. Hansen and his family are not particularly dressed for winter. – We only had jackets with us, informs Mina (7). The mother Grete keeps her fingers crossed that the train runs as it should. – In any case, I haven’t heard anything else, she says and looks down at the phone. Photo: Heidi Ditlefsen / news Despite large amounts of snow, Go-Ahead reports that most trains run as normal, with the exception of the 18.25 train from Oslo to Kristiansand. There is a bus. – There are large amounts of snow, but for now it looks like the other trains will run as normal, but people must be aware that there may be delays, says press officer Irene Dahl Jonassen. She encourages all travelers to follow their websites where continuous information about all departures will be posted. Several thousand are without electricity On Monday afternoon, around 3,000 subscribers in Agder are without electricity. Communications manager at Glitre Nett Nils Terje Augland talks about demanding conditions. – We work continuously and have deployed a lot of crews today. Snow has been reported for the next few days and a lot of wind, so this will probably take time. – How are the conditions for the crews who are out? It is demanding. There has been a lot of snow and it takes time to get on the roads. In some places, there are trees that need to be removed, so it takes time to correct these mistakes. Snow has fallen over a power line on Hisøy in Arendal. Photo: Espen Bierud / news
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