After the storm ravaged Lofoten, the storm hit Troms with full force on Wednesday night.
During Wednesday night has 2500 households have been without electricity in Troms, writes NTB. The power outage affects Målselv, Salangen, Senja and Sørreisa in Indre and Midt-Troms.
On Wednesday, an orange warning was sent out for Vesterålen, and a warning of a full storm in Lofoten and parts of Troms – with gusts of between 35 and 40 meters per second.
Now the storm has started, says on-duty meteorologist at the Meteorological Institute, John Austrheim to VG on Wednesday afternoon.
First the storm hit Lofoten, where this afternoon measures have been taken to cope with the storm. Buses have been suspended, and bridges closed.
Svolvær airport has had to close due to power outages. All flights have been canceled, writes NTB.
Do not go out
Residents should stay indoors, the meteorologist advises:
– In the most affected areas, one should be careful about moving out. It can blow things through the air. One should also be careful with the sea – the waves are big.
At sea, strong storms lead to unusually high waves, where small and medium-sized ships can disappear for a time in the valley of the waves, writes Yr.no.
– The storm can quickly have consequences for transport, says Austrheim, and aims at, among other things, closed bridges.
The wind is strong in Stamsund in Lofoten. Photo: Marius Mikkelsen
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Caravan has blown off the road
In Sørdalen in Sortland municipality, a caravan has blown off the road. There were two people in the caravan, and one person has a possible fracture in one arm. Both have been taken by ambulance, the police in Nordland write Twitter.
In connection with the accident, the Sigerfjord tunnel will be closed for some time to come.
TAKEN BY THE WIND: At the Sigerfjord tunnel, a caravan blew off the road. All photos: Jens Andre M. Birkeland
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The police also warn against going out. The police receive a number of reports about the storm, he writes NRK.
– Things fly all the way. We have been notified of a roof that has blown off, says operations manager Remi Johansen at the police in Nordland.
In Harstad, the police have received reports of fallen trees, fences, flying building materials and a parked motorcycle that has blown over.
The police in Harstad ask the public to secure loose objects and otherwise take the necessary precautions, writes Harstad Tidende.
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Calm down until Thursday
The ongoing storm will move quickly north, and decrease already in the evening, says the meteorologist.
– Then it will increase further north (Vesterålen and Troms). But until tomorrow, it’s pretty much all over.
—Strong wind at the old ferry quay at Sortland. Photo: Jens Andre M. Birkeland
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