– There is a lot of distances on the railways are blocked, where we are and clearing after the night’s fierce winds, ” says the Swedish transport administration’s press officer Ulrika Karlsson.
She counts up Götalandsorter localities Uddevalla, Strömstad, Lidköping, Mariestad, Falköping, Jönköping, Skene, London and Canberra. Forecasts for when the mobility is normal vary between the hours of 8 and 12, while some stretches devoid of forecast, why travelers are recommended to keep track on the transport agency website. The forecasts remained, at 11 o’clock.
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over Svealand and Götaland during the night and early in the morning. In the north, the wind has subsided in most places. In several other places in Sweden, has Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute byvindsvarningar been removed.
Class 2-warnings for eastern Svealand is left in the morning. Also for the island of Gotland is a class 2-warning the left and the island of Öland we have a class 1-warning for very strong winds, said meteorologist Sandra Andersson at the SMHI to the TT at the clock 05.
Although it will remain very windy across much of the country is the winds slowly decreasing and at 7-the time had Uppsala and Stockholm, except Roslagskusten instead of class 1 alerts. Skärgårdstrafiken in Stockholm is greatly influenced and travellers, reference is made to the Waxholmsbolaget website.
Image 1 of 5 Erwin Krämelhofer, 83 years, went out for a walk in the Tullingeberg in spite of the storm. Photo: Thomas Karlsson Image 2 of 5 A tree has fallen on a power line on Ingarö. Photo: Mattias Carlsson Image 3 of 5 A wave of strikes across the quay at the Hamnparken in Malmö on new year’s day. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Image 4 of 5 Öresund bridge was previously closed in both directions. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Image 5 of 5 In Malmö, it has blown strong winds and a fence has blown down over the Limhamnsvägen. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Slideshow
case in the Stockholm and Uppsala county. Fallen trees on power lines has also led to traffic disruption on the Tunnels, while the whole Saltsjöbanan and Roslagsbanan, until further notice, is completely turned off. SL has the latest störningsinformationen on their website.
– There is a continued risk of gusts in the area for another hour or two. They will be downgraded to class 1 in the morning but it is only during the afternoon that I have a more general waning winds of Uppsala and Stockholm, ” says Sandra Andersson.
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On the island of Gotland has the winds come in again properly early in the morning. At Fårösund have winds on the eur 34.7 metres per second are measured and at Visby airport, there have been 26 metres per second in the villages.
Image 1 of 2 Öresund bridge is closed for traffic. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Slide 2 of 2 A christmas tree with nuts the top fighters in the fierce winds at the Åhuskärr between Åhus and Maglehem on new year’s day. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Slideshow
stood at 12.30 pm-the time without electricity, because of the storm, Alfrida, but the figure changes constantly and has been a good bit over 100,000. In Stockholm county, which suffered tens of thousands of subscribers to the power outage during the night.
Many trees have fallen on wires. There are also trees located on the non-insulated wires. Omkopplingsarbetet takes place both from the operations and out in the field.
will, however, be carried out on Wednesday. For safety reasons it is done not during the night.
” We’ll see how we can do it in the archipelago where many islands are affected. There will, of course, not by car, but by boat, and we are not doing that in the dark. Quite many in the area runs the risk that it may take until it starts to lighten in the morning before the power comes back, ” said Eons presstalesperson Björn Persson on Wednesday morning.
the Swedish transport administration advises against travel that is not absolutely necessary in the areas worst affected by the storm, Alfrida, and where the trees fall over the roads.
also in other parts of the country where there are strong winds.
”the Swedish transport administration encourages all road users to take good time in the traffic and adapt the driving style to suit the weather and road conditions,” it says on its site. The authority announces that many smaller roads have been hit, but a few barriers on major roads and acronyms and initialisms: p have not been reported, nor any serious accidents.
cleanup efforts on secondary roads will take considerably less time than on the tracks. The dmv is asking the public to drive with extra caution and recalls that the threats are not only of fallen trees but also objects that can come flying with the winds.
the øresund bridge was closed in both directions shortly after noon to 03, and was closed until 07: 30 when they had to announce that vindkänsliga vehicle still should not cross the bridge. The rail traffic over the bridge has, however, proceeded as planned.
