Recommendations
- Stay informed on the situation
- Secure and/or move assets away from vulnerable areas (car, caravan along rivers/streams, basements)
- Cleaning of drainage paths and culverts is recommended
- Keep away from rivers and streams with high flow
Consequences
- Risk of storm water in urban areas, local flooding, stream bank erosion, changing waterways, shallow landslides at locations impacted by showers
Description
Water discharge is expected to increase because of rain and snowmelt. This may cause local inundation where river channels are filled with ice and because of frozen ground. It also may cause ice drift in streams, with subsequent local inundation. Local flooding and erosion damage. High flow/water level in comparison to normal seasonal variations.
Area
Applies to Finnmark og nordlige deler av Troms
Time period
- Wednesday, 19 June kl. 12:00 - ongoing danger
Danger levels
Yellow - moderate dangerRead more about the severity levels at hjelp.yr.noRecommendations
- Consider the need for preventive measures
- The need for emergency preparedness shall be assessed continuously by emergency response actors
- Check road reports (175.no)
- Adjust the speed and use caution while driving
Consequences
- Risk of flooding of low-lying areas in densely populated areas
- Check varsom.no for more information
- Locally difficult driving conditions, especially at waterways
- Roads may be closed
- Some journeys may have longer travel time
- Road conditions affected with road spray and hydroplaning in some places
Description
A lot of rain is expected, 45-50 mm in 24 hours locally. It has fallen 20-30 mm since early Wednesday. Further on, it is expected an additional 20-30 mm from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. The heaviest precipitation is expected on the western side of the fjords, and in the eastern parts of the Varanger Peninsula.
Area
Applies to parts of coastal and fjord areas in Finnmark
Time period
- Wednesday, 19 June kl. 14:00 - ongoing danger
- Thursday, 20 June kl. 11:00 - danger is over
Danger levels
Yellow - heavy rainRead more about the severity levels at hjelp.yr.no
Time | Weather | Temp. | Precip. mm | Wind(gust) m/s | Wind desc. |
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8° | 0.6 to 2 | 8 m/s from east with gusts at 16 m/s | Fresh breeze from east with gusts at 16 m/s | ||
7° | 0.6 to 1.8 | 7 m/s from east with gusts at 13 m/s | Moderate breeze from east with gusts at 13 m/s | ||
7° | 0.5 to 2 | 7 m/s from east with gusts at 13 m/s | Moderate breeze from east with gusts at 13 m/s |