the Storm Mats provide continued challenging weather in many parts of the northern region. SMHI issued already in the weekend, a class 2 warning for the storm in Jämtland and Lapland. During the morning the wind has decreased in Jämtland, sweden.
– However, it is windy in the mountain range still. During the morning the wind will increase in the Mountains, ” says Sandra Andersson at SMHI.
to blow up to 32 metres per second in the villages. The afternoon should the wind have slowed down, but during the Monday night waiting for a new thunderbolt.
” We get a new vindband during the evening that will touch the mountains of jämtland and southern Lapland. Also to the east of the mountain chain, it may come up in the harsh winds.
With the storm has over 6,000 of Vattenfall and Eon’s clients have been without electricity. During the Monday morning is still a thousand households to be without power, particularly in Jämtland, Västerbotten and Västernorrland counties.
” It has blown much. We have worked during the night, but has not been at all places on the grounds of safety in very strong winds, ” says Magnus Cruiser on Vattenfall’s press office.
still just over 1,500 for the presence of power subscribers. Forward to lunchtime, it is hoped that most of those affected will have power again.
in Addition to the severe winds, Mountains expect further snow showers. Also other parts of the northern region receives some precipitation in the form of both snow and rain, mainly during the afternoon and evening.
the Winds also set to sportlovsfirare. In Åre’s ski lifts in the higher part of the mountain off and Härjedalen have way over Flatruet been closed due to severe weather.
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