Weather tracker: Storm Ingunn hits Norway with hurricane-force winds
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Weather tracker: Storm Ingunn hits Norway with hurricane-force winds
Schools closed and bus thrown off road in most powerful storm for decades, while snow ends dry spell in HimalayasThis week brought the strongest storm so far of the 2023-24 European season, as Storm Ingunn slammed into Norway on Wednesday with hurricane-force winds. A deep, multi-centred area of low pressure intensified as it moved eastwards towards Scandinavia, displaying signs of possible sting jet activity as it approached the Norwegian coast…
Storm Ingunn brings hurricane-force winds, structural damage and power outages to Norway
Norway's most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday.Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 112 miles per hour in some places. A new national wind speed record of 121.7 miles per hour was recorded locally early Thursday on the island of Soemma, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said.Near Laerdal, a …
A winter storm has caused numerous damages in Norway. Hundreds of property damage as a result of storm “Ingunn” were reported to various Norwegian insurance companies by Thursday evening, most of them in the provinces of Trøndelag, Nordland and Vestland. These included in particular roof damage or damage caused by blown down roof tiles. The North Norwegian University Hospital (UNN) in Harstad also suffered major damage to the roof.
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