Orange warning – up to 40 centimetres of snow

During Thursday, SMHI upgraded the weather warning for Västernorrland from yellow to orange. The warning applies to an area from Örnsköldsvik in the north to Timrå in the south, where up to 40 centimetres of snow may fall in high terrain until Friday morning. The most snow is expected over the inland parts of the municipalities of Timrå, Härnösand, Kramfors and Örnsköldsvik (a municipality is the local authority in a locality). Closest to the coast, the precipitation will come as rain.

SMHI urges residents in the affected areas not to venture out on the roads unnecessarily. Delays or cancellations within public transport are expected, and power outages and disruptions to the telephone network are likely in areas with overhead lines. Until 9 a.m. on Friday morning, between 20 and 40 cm may fall, with occasional fresh to locally strong wind gusts. An orange warning is the second-highest warning level. In Västerbotten, around Skellefteå, a red warning is in effect: an SAS aircraft has been forced to turn back, schools are closed and locally up to a metre of snow may fall. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland Sundsvalls Tidning