The rainy weather Hans has caused major problems in the form of flooded roads, among other things. Although the rain has temporarily subsided, tomorrow there is a risk of flooding and extremely high water flows, which usually occur every 50 years.
– You should be careful if you are near watercourses and check your basement, says TV4’s meteorologist Peter Kondrup.
During Monday, the rainy weather calmed down somewhat in the southern part of the country, and instead moved north, where there was also a lot of thunder in the southern part of Norrland.
Even SMHI’s yellow warnings for high water flows have faded during the evening. But the storm Hans will take a new hold on the country.
– It will be worse tomorrow, mainly in terms of wind, but also high flows and a new rain that is picking up speed, says Peter Kondrup.
SMHI has issued yellow warnings for very strong wind gusts along the West coast, Skåne’s coast, and Gotland. During Tuesday evening, wind forces are expected to be up to 20 meters per second on the West Coast.
– There are also local storm villages that can cause a lot of problems, says Peter Kondrup.
Normally occurs every 50 years
Tomorrow, the rain is expected to move down to Götaland and Svealand again, while in the northern part of the country there may be sunshine.
SMHI has issued red warnings for extremely high flows in parts of Värmland, Västra Götaland, Örebro, Halland and Kronoberg for both Tuesday and Wednesday.
– Since there is expected to be even more rain in already saturated lands, SMHI has now issued a red warning. In Halland, 100 millimeters is expected, which corresponds to one month’s rainfall in August.
A red warning for extremely high flows means that it normally occurs every 50 years or less often.
– It can lead to flooding problems, you should be careful if you are near watercourses and check your basement, says Peter Kondrup.
Risk of flooding
SMHI has issued several orange warnings for flooding in waterways in the southern part of the country, as a result of the large amounts of rain.
Several of the warnings are issued as of tomorrow, and apply “until further notice”, but SMHI states that there is uncertainty in the forecast.