Today in Sweden: SMHI Upgrades Snow Alert to Red with up to 80 Centimetres Expected
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Today in Sweden: SMHI upgrades snow alert to red with up to 80 centimetres expected
Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.
A major snowstorm is coming. SMHI has issued a red warning, an orange one and two yellow ones. Smaller amounts of snow may also fall quite a distance down in Götaland. Meteorologist Moa Hallberg has some advice for people in the red area: – It is best not to go out into traffic.
SMHI has issued five warnings for snowfall. Around Skellefteå the warning is red. People are advised to prepare for longer and more extensive power outages and disruptions to telecommunications networks.
SMHI has issued a red warning for snow in the Skellefteå area.
On Thursday, SMHI issued a red warning for snow over Skellefteå and northwards right up to the southernmost part of Norrbotten. According to SMHI, between 50 and 80 centimeters of snow are expected until Friday evening. In Norrbotten we are getting by with the worst amounts of snow, but we can also expect that it will soon be white on the ground.
SMHI is raising the red warning for snow around Skellefteå for the coming 24 hours. Between 50 and 80 centimeters of snow may fall and, in conjunction with strong winds, cause drift formation.
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