It is very, very rare that it comes such deep snow, ” says the on-duty meteorologist at the Norwegian Meteorological institute, Magnus Ovhed, to Dagbladet.
In the county of Nordland in the course of the previous day and the night come so much snow that many roads and schools are closed. In Lofoten, there is virtually no traffic. The police says it has come up to two meters of snow in some places.
– People have to dig out their cars. It has been snowing for over the windows, ” says operasjonsleder Mari Lillestø to Dagbladet 08-time on Monday morning.
After it we know it has been a landslide on the four state highways, plus E10. It is quite hefty, ” says the mayor of the borough of Flakstad, Hans Fredrik Sørdal (Ap), to Dagbladet.
His call to the people is to pile so that one’s out the door, so that it is safe out if it should begin to burn.
– If not, stay inside. So the situation is now, is rasfarenivået on fire in all places where the slope is over 20 percent. There is a big risk for snow removal crews to keep on now, ” says Sørdal.
LOFOTEN: Nedsnødde cars dominated the streets in Leknes city centre on Monday. Photo: Stine Mette Fjerdingstad Show more 65 inches
“rathsherr” in Norwegian fishing village municipality, Kjell Idar Berg, says it is unusual that it is coming so much snow in a short time.
I can’t remember that we have had these conditions before ever. The last time we were confronted with similar must have been in the 1960s, Berg says to Dagbladet.
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the on-duty meteorologist at the Norwegian Meteorological institute, Magnus Ovhed, confirming the Bergs claim that it is rare that it gets the kind of snowfall. He says that the greatest depth measured by one of their monitoring stations today is 65 centimeters.
of Course it can blow, and then forming it quickly the snow drifts that are higher than that, ” says Ovhed to the Newspaper.
– very, Very rare
It’s going to snow a bit further on throughout the day in the area, before it gives itself towards the evening.
– It is very, very rare that it comes such deep snow, ” says Ovhed.
He adds that there are some places to look and often can get large snowfalls, such as on glaciers. But there have not the Norwegian Meteorological institute any measuring point, and therefore they are considered 65 centimeterne in Nordland relatively uncommon.
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– I can’t quite say when it came so big snowfall last, but it’s a few years ago. Then there was talk about that it was 70 inches on the border between Troms and Finnmark. It has happened in the past, but is not as common on the traffic monitoring stations. We try rarely to place the stations so they will beat the records, tells Ovhed.
It has snowed several places in the country in the past day, including on the East and South coast. This is going to give itself in the course of the day, ” says Ovhed. He can also tell that the Karasjok had 40 degrees below zero on Sunday – a temperature where an orange, for example, will freeze to ice and be impossible to peel, or where you can get ice lumps in your face.
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On Twitter, there are more police who can report on collisions and rear end collisions during the morning hours, due to the smooth substrate.
– In the course of the night into the morning hours on Monday, we have received messages about the cars of the road, and cars in the armco. In total we have had eight accidents so far, which is due to snøføret, says operasjonsleder Torleif Rustad in the South-East police district to the Newspaper.
– It is without a doubt the challenging driving conditions today, and we can almost expect more accidents. We encourage motorists to pay attention and drive for the conditions, ” he adds.
– Thursday, it appears that the Agder and Telemark in Southern Norway, get the proper amount of snow again, writing meteorologists on Twitter.
the Snow creates problems – several traffic incidents around the country