Strong winds and rainfall as extreme weather conditions 'Ingunn' reach Finnmark this afternoon and overnight. The police are asking Finnmark residents to pay special attention and take into account the weather conditions over the next 24 hours.
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Police advise residents
– Police recommend that people who should not go outside stay at home, says Chief of Staff Tarjei Sirma-Tellefsen of police district Finnmark. – People who can postpone their trip and planned activities should do so.
– We don't know how powerful it will be here, but when we see what it was like elsewhere, it is important to adapt actions and tasks to the situation.
The police are in close dialogue with other emergency services and are closely monitoring the situation.
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According to meteorologists, a new record for average wind strength and direction in a specific time period was set last evening. A wind speed of 54,4 meters per second was recorded at Kvaløyfjellet on Sømna last night. This is currently the strongest average wind speed ever measured in Norway.
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Source: politiet, Photo: Wojtek Sobieski
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