Weather. A new storm with snow and strong wind brings in over southern Sweden on Wednesday. The worst it gets in the western parts of Götaland, where the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute issued a class 2 warning. Several trains and ferries be set.
the Grade 2 alert, which means a risk for very difficult weather conditions, applies to the county of Halland, Sjuhäradsbygden and western parts of Jönköping and Kronoberg counties. It is expected no major snowfall, around a foot, but in combination with the hard gusts of wind it can still be very difficult, with the risk of drivbildning. Temperatures around zero makes it is the wet snow that falls, at times profusely.
– When it comes such amounts, snow may be very heavy when it puts itself on power lines and tree branches which can be cracked, says meteorologist Sofia Söderberg at the Swedish meteorological institute.
Worst at lunchtime
Nederbördsområdet draws in over the west coast pretty early on Wednesday, the closest to the coast mainly as rain.
– the Emphasis will be sometime in the middle of the day, both wind – and nederbördsmässigt, ” says Sofia Söderberg.
Test drag on towards the northeast, and is slowing down. Class 1 warning, the risk of difficult weather, has been issued for the rest of Småland, Gotland, Blekinge, Skåne, Bohuslän and Gothenburg and Värmland and Örebro county. Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute also warns against a very fierce gusts of Södermanland and Stockholm county.
It will blow a gale in all Swedish waters. Destination Gotland writes on her website that they set up their tours between Nynäshamn and Visby on Wednesday.
Train to be stopped
Even several of the trains in southern and western Sweden are set, on the basis of vädervarningen. From Wednesday morning until lunch on Thursday are no trains on the lines Jonkoping-Halmstad Nässjö-Vaggeryd, Uddevalla, Strömstad and the Varberg-Borås.
More legs can be closed with short notice, depending on the meteorological conditions. The Swedish transport administration is counting anyway, with trains on main lines to scroll.
– The great courses is trädsäkrade, ” explains Katarina Wolffram, presskommunikatör at the Dmv.
At the smaller tracks where the traffic is stopped, there is a risk of the trees falling across the tracks and overhead contact lines.
When it comes to traffic on the roads calls the Dmv motorists to follow the development of the weather.
– It will be a difficult day in the whole of southern Sweden, ” says Katarina Wolffram.
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