Egon hit Sweden with hurricane force – UNT

Egon hit Sweden with hurricane force – UNT

Trees fell on roads, bridges were closed, train lines and ferries were canceled while thousands were without power. When the storm Egon struck the southern and western Sweden noticed it properly.

Rescue Service in Gothenburg had an intense evening.

-There has been much to do. Everything from floods to fallen trees and roofs that have been blown down, says Martin Olsson, alarm and lead operator at the emergency Greater Gothenburg.

One person was taken to hospital after a vägportal on the E20 at Olskroken in Gothenburg overturning of a car. According to the police did not touch it for any serious injuries.

At 23 o’clock came a warning that a tree blown down over a car in Uddevalla.

The people who were in the car have been taken to hospital without serious injuries, according to initial information the police länskommunikationscentral in Gothenburg received, writes Bohusläningen.

reached hurricane strength

Early in the evening, Egon reached hurricane strength over 32.6 meters per second, in gusts at North Koster, Måseskär and Väderöarna.

SMHI had extended the class 2 warnings for the storm. The warnings apply to the storm and high water throughout Götaland and too much snow in Dalarna and Gävleborg.

The culmination of the storm reached during the night.

A lot of trees were blown down on the roads southern and western Sweden.

-There are several ways in which it has blown down trees. There goes our contractors around and trying to get rid of barriers. And it takes after all his time, says Lars Hedstrom at the Swedish Transport Administration.

At 19:30 o’clock closed Öresund bridge for road and rail traffic due to the storm.

On the E6 over Uddevallabron stopped all traffic. According to the Transport Administration was measured wind gusts of up to 28 meters per second at the bridge before it was closed.

Also Älvsborgsbron in Gothenburg closed at 18 o’clock.

Cars under water

Central Uddevalla was hit hard by flooding in the afternoon and Museum Park overflowed.

Some 30 cars were under water, writes gt.se.

-This is probably the worst I’ve seen says salvor Ingvar Wiik told the newspaper.

Neither air traffic escaped egos. During the afternoon and evening, a number of flights that would have landed at Landvetter diverted to other airports.

Although a number of planes would land at Skavsta outside Nyköping were diverted to other airports.

Stena Line canceled trips between Gothenburg-Hamina.

Cancelled trains

In the southern and western Sweden asked the Swedish Transport Administration in train services on routes where there is risk of fallen trees. This is among other Uddevalla Stromstad, Varberg Boras, Helsingborg and Halmstad Kavlinge-Värnamo. Although traffic between Gothenburg and Malmö affected.

In the evening upholstered storm-felled trees rail service between Gothenburg and Uddevalla.

The storm also led to Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg closed earlier, writes Aftonbladet.

We are right on the quay. We judged that the guests could not make it home safely if we continued to stay open, says Nina Ehnhage, Communications Manager at Casino Cosmopol, TT.

Many people were also without power. At 23 o’clock had Eon, Fortum and Vattenfall upwards of 35,000 customers without power.