SMHI class 2 warning for the storm – financial times

SMHI has gone out with class 2 warnings for large parts of southern and western Sweden.

During the evening and night against Tuesday, it will be significantly windy when the storm Urd pulls out.

– It may be damage to buildings, there is a risk of fallen trees and omkringflygande the subject, ” says Charlotta Eriksson, duty meteorologist at SMHI, sweden.

On the Sunday night notifies the Dmv that the traffic on the several railways is set.

the Storm is expected to hit western Sweden on Monday.Photo: Screenshot: earth.nullschool.net

the Traffic on the several railways in the south of Sweden is set during the Monday, writes the Swedish transport administration, in a press release (see the box for which courses it applies). The reason is that falling trees can do to tågbanorna will be without power.

– We do not want to risk that travelers will be sitting on a good cold train in the middle of winter, ” says the Swedish transport administration’s press officer Bengt Olsson in the press release.

First, on Tuesday morning, know the Dmv when you can drop in traffic again.

Strong winds

Swedish transport administration also calls on road users to stick to major roads, then the trees can fall down on the smaller roads. It may also become necessary to close some bridges are sensitive to wind.

According to SMHI it may blow between 25 and 29 metres per second in Bohuslän, Gothenburg, Halland, parts of Kronoberg and Skåne.

Already on Monday is expected gusts in the county of Bohuslän reach to storm the fortress at 25 metres per second. During the evening expect the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute with the storm moving west and come to Skåne during the night, according to Charlotta Eriksson, meteorologist.

"Can’t say exact times"

– We can’t say exact times. It gets windy during the whole of Monday, and it will increase during the evening and night.

Temperatures will be on the plus side, but with the wind also rain that may turn to wet snow in the southern Swedish highland.

the Risk there is for damage to buildings, fallen trees and flying objects.

– There can also be disruptions in the infrastructure, electricity and traffic may be affected, ” says Charlotta Eriksson.

the Storm has been given a name

Norwegian meteorological institute has now named the coming weather to the Urd. It is also the name that the storm will have in Sweden.

During the Sunday morning low the storm over the Island, with the case then the north-east and expected to arrive in Norway on Monday night, report VG.

the FACTS

train set

the Following paths are closed from Monday 26 december and opens again after the inspection on Tuesday 27 december.

▪ Simrishamn – Malmö (Ystadsbanan)

▪ Helsingborg – Hässleholm (Skånebanan)

▪ Helsingborg, sweden – Eslöv (Rååbanan)

▪ Jönköping-Vaggeryd

▪ Halmstad-Nässjö

▪ Nässjö-Hultsfred

▪ Berga-Oskarshamn

▪ Mönsterås-Blomstermåla (only freight)

▪ Kristianstad – Karlskrona (Blekingekustbanan)

▪ Kalmar – Linköping (The citizens)

▪ Gothenburg – Strömstad (Bohusbanan)

▪ Håkantorp – Gårdsjö (traffic at kinnekullebanan)

▪ Borås – Varberg (Viskadalsbanan)

(Source: Swedish transport administration)

25 december, 201610:22