The storm, Alfrida sweeps over Sweden: the Subject can fly around

"The storm, Alfrida sweeps over Sweden: ”the Subject can fly around”"

"From the north to the south, warns SMHI for hard or very hard gusts of wind when the storm Alfrida draws in across the country. At their direction will the winds to reach to storm the fortress – with the risk of falling trees and damage to homes and property as a consequence. "

"– It looks pretty bad in the forecast, " says Christopher Hallgren, a meteorologist at Foreca. "

"During the new year's day will reports of fallen trees and strong winds that interfere with traffic. "

"the Beginning of the year to be a windy and to say the least difficult history. Class 1 and class 2 alerts are issued in almost all of Sweden over the new year holidays. SMHI writes that the impending storm was given the name Alfrida. "

"– We get a dramatic introduction in 2019. It is going to blow in with a vengeance, " says Christopher Hallgren, a meteorologist at Foreca. "

the "Class 2 warnings for the storm are issued offshore from the northern Baltic sea and all the way up to the gulf of Bothnia. As blåsigast it looks to be from Tuesday and into the night towards Wednesday. "

"”the Tree can be plucked up by the roots”"

"Across the country, the winds, as the tour is, slightly weaker but on Monday issued SMHI a risk for winds over Gotland, Uppsala county and along the Roslagskusten in the county of Stockholm. "

"– It is quite troublesome weather across the country with a risk of gusts of 25-28 meters per second in gusts, " says Christoffer Hallgren. "

"– When you go up in a vindsstyrka of 24 metres per second and upwards, the larger the tree be plucked up by the roots and it can be damage to the house, " says Christoffer Hallgren. "

"It is a low pressure from Iceland that is moving towards Sweden that creates winds that pull up mild air. The wind is moving towards the south-east of Sweden at the nyårsaftonskväll and nyårsdagens morning. Behind mildluften will then northerly winds, which may come up in the storm the fortress and cause hard or very hard winds in large parts of Sweden. "

"– It can create problems with larger vehicles and some bridges may have to close. Smaller trees can be broken and roof tiles, and loose items can fly around some. Scaffolding can blow down if it is not attached properly, " says Christoffer Hallgren."

"”Can pop up warning”"

"It is virtually only in the western Region and central and eastern Svealand as there are no warnings issued. Norrbotten and Västerbotten inland, also looks set to survive from the very harshest weather. But even where warnings are not issued so it is best to be careful, warns Christoffer Hallgren. "

"– It looks pretty bad out in the forecast. In the areas where it looks to be quiet you should still be prepared that it may pop up some warning, " says Christoffer Hallgren. "

"– You can keep an eye on the forecast and think before you go out where there is the worst conditions. "

"Strong winds and storm trees"

"During the Tuesday morning affected traffic on the E6 in the ^ so much of the winds to the Swedish transport administration has issued a warning and the heavy traffic is headed. Also the øresund bridge and is affected by the wind and vindkänsliga vehicles is not recommended to drive over the bridge. "

"Several reports of fallen trees blocking the lanes have received in the course of Tuesday morning. "

"On the path 105 between Brevik and Spånhult in the direction of Jönköping affect the fallen trees accessibility. Also on route 539 between Grandalen and Hindås is a tree on the roadway."

"In Kalmar county is limited accessibility of fallen trees on road E22 from junction Ålem S to Haraldsmåla in the direction of Karlskrona and on route 28 between Emmaboda and Getasjökvarn is both lanes blocked. "

"After a few hours was the accessibility again, as usual, and traffic was able to re-roll, without the restriction on the E22 and road 28. "

"But reports of fallen trees blocking the roadways continue to come in during the morning. The Swedish transport administration is working to send personnel to the affected sites to fix the problems. "

"Disruptions in rail and ferry service"

"the Rail service in the county of Skåne and Småland, can also be affected by the wind, which can lead to delays and cancellations. Between Frameless and Grantofta is the train service stopped, then the clock 9.26, due to a fallout tree on the track. The forecast, as the train can return to normal is at 16.00. "

"the power Outages have also been reported in several places in Skåne, Kalmar and Halland. Troubleshooting is in progress. "

"During the Wednesday, is expected to strong winds pull in over the island, and all ferries to and from Visby is set, writes P4 Gotland. However, the calculated they go according to the schedule on Tuesday. "

"On Tuesday afternoon announced the Stena Line that they set up several ferries to Denmark, due to the weather, writes GT. "