Problems with flooding, snow and ishalka

"Flooding has hit the Gothenburg area and the weather can cause a lot of problems elsewhere in the country, warns the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute."

"– There are high flows, probably by melt water, in different parts of our municipalities, " says Mathias Kapocs, alarm and ledningsoperatör at the emergency services Storgöteborg, to TT at around eleven on Saturday morning."

"the Weather oscillates back and forth between the cold, with much snow and temperatures above freezing with rain and snow melt."

"– It penetrates into the water in real estate and on the roads and streets in many different directions. It is both in the residential and municipally owned properties and it is very spread out over our area, " says Mathias Kapocs."

"In Halland and large parts of Västra Götaland Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute also warned of high water flows when the snow melts fast, in combination with rain and frost in the ground."

"On Saturday morning drew a comming to the north. In Värmland, Dalarna and Gävleborg came a part as rain. Cold road surfaces froze and SMHI warns of sudden ishalka in the three counties, with the exception of the mountains in the Valleys."

"– these warnings have been extended now to the night of Sunday in Värmland, Sunday morning in Gävleborg and Sunday morning in the Valleys, " says Max Lindberg Stoltz, meteorologist at SMHI to the TT."

"When nederbördsområdet moves north, it will instead large amounts of snow, mainly in Jämtland (except the mountains) but also in Västernorrland, where warnings are issued. It is with milder air the heavy, wetter snow that is falling."

"In Jämtland, it can locally be up to 15 centimeters, in Västernorrland, is expected locally around ten centimeters. The snow will then continue up over Västerbotten in northern sweden, but there are expected to it does not come in amounts that require a warning."

"At the beginning of next week there will be weather changes, with increased solchanser. On Monday, mostly towards the evening, sweeps it down the colder air and it is once again freezing temperatures across the country on Tuesday."

"– But in the middle of the day on Tuesday may the sun warm up so much that there will be degrees in their keep, mainly in the southern Region but also along the Svealandskusten and up to southern Norrland, " says Lindberg Stoltz."