Tag: storms
Avalanche risk high after severe storms
Several communities throughout Norway were put on avalanche alert on Thursday after heavy storms and strong winds dumped metres of unstable snow. Sogn, Jotunheimen,...
Christmas storm disrupted holidays
UPDATED: Traveling home for Christmas was no easy task anywhere in Norway this year, after another major storm swept over most of the country...
New major storm warnings posted
Southern Norway was bracing for yet another major storm that state meteorologists warned would extend through the Christmas holidays, with high winds, blizzards in...
Wild weather hit holiday rush
More blizzards in the mountains of southern Norway and rough weather at sea and along the coast were disrupting traffic once again over the...
Costs of severe storm damage pile up
As residents of central Norway continue to mop up and tally their losses after last week's storm known as "Ivar," insurance companies are also...
Storm cut power, phones to thousands
At least 20,000 homes remained without power Friday morning after the extreme weather system called "Ivar" blew in over central Norway on Thursday. The...
Children sent home as storm blows in
Schools and day care centers were sending children home early in Kristiansund on Thursday as another extreme weather system, this one named 'Ivar,' blew...
Southern Norway battered by storms
Flights were disrupted, thousands were still without power, roads were blocked and at least one west coast airport also had to close on Friday,...
Storm cancels flights, ferries
Many flights in and out of airports in Southern Norway were delayed or cancelled on Thursday, as another major storm swept in from the...
Storm warnings posted in the south
Norway's Meteorological Institute advised residents of Southern Norway from Rogaland in the west to Østfold in the east to stay indoors on Thursday, especially...
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