The rain continues to pour down and the water flows are extremely high.
In Hudiksvall, TV4 Nyheternas reporter Marcus Noterius has water up to the edges of his boots.
– It’s like a river plowing over the parking lot, he says.
SMHI continues to warn at the highest level of high flows in parts of Gävleborg and Västernorrland counties. In Hudiksvall, the water level in Hornån is reported to have risen by over half a meter yesterday and many houses have had basements flooded. Several roads are closed in different parts of the warning area.
TV4 Nyheternas reporter Marcus Noterius is outside Glysisvallen in Hudiksvall where the water level is very high and where the authorities are busy dealing with the situation as these are flows that occur on average every 50 years.
– There is a lot of water that they have to handle, I can say. It’s right up to the edge of my boot. Excavations have been made in certain places so that the water can flow more easily. Roads have been closed and the emergency services are out trying to help those affected, he says.
The call for accommodation
But it is difficult for the authorities to catch up with everything.
– People are urged to check for themselves if they live near critical places where water is at risk of flowing in. Because there is an extremely large amount of water coming. There is twice as much flow now as during the storm Hans. You can understand that when you see these amounts of water plowing over this car park, says Marcus Noterius.
65 millimeters in one day
In the areas that SMHI went out and warned of high flows as a result of rain and snow, there has been an extremely high amount of precipitation.
According to preliminary data, Lövånger, between Umeå and Skellefteå, was the worst hit, where 65.2 millimeters fell. Nora Östanö above Härnösand was the second worst hit with 60.7 millimeters.
– I suspect that it has been quite wet, because some precipitation has also fallen as rain, says Linus Karlsson to TT.