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Spring floods to threaten Sweden

The Swedish meteorological service warns of the possibility of severe flooding with a spring thaw. At greatest risk are the areas of Götaland in southern Sweden and the mid-Sweden province of Södermanland.

Published: 24 February 2010 14:32 CET
Spring floods to threaten Sweden

According to the Swedish weather service (SMHI) the threat of floods is linked to the excessive amounts of snow the central and southern parts of the country have experienced.

The areas around Jönköping, Lysekil and Ljungby have suffered record snowfalls. In many other parts of the country the level of snow approaches all-time highs.

“There is currently a low level of meltwater in Götaland and the eastern parts of Svealand, but when the snow melts in earnest there is a risk of a severe spring flooding. The greatest risk is in the north east of Götaland and in Södermanland.

“Currently it is difficult to say exactly where, when and what volume the spring meltwater will be. It all depends on weather developments,” said SMHI in a forecast on Wednesday.

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Denmark records deepest snow level for 13 years

Blizzards in Denmark this week have resulted in the greatest depth of snow measured in the country for 13 years.

Published: 4 January 2024 14:18 CET
Denmark records deepest snow level for 13 years

A half-metre of snow, measured at Hald near East Jutland town Randers, is the deepest to have occurred in Denmark since January 2011, national meteorological agency DMI said.

The measurement was taken by the weather agency at 8am on Thursday.

Around 20-30 centimetres of snow was on the ground across most of northern and eastern Jutland by Thursday, as blizzards peaked resulting in significant disruptions to traffic and transport.

A much greater volume of snow fell in 2011, however, when over 100 centimetres fell on Baltic Sea island Bornholm during a post-Christmas blizzard, which saw as much as 135 centimetres on Bornholm at the end of December 2010.

READ ALSO: Denmark’s January storms could be fourth extreme weather event in three months

With snowfall at its heaviest for over a decade, Wednesday saw a new rainfall record. The 59 millimetres which fell at Svendborg on the island of Funen was the most for a January day in Denmark since 1886. Some 9 weather stations across Funen and Bornholm measured over 50cm of rain.

DMI said that the severe weather now looks to have peaked.

“We do not expect any more weather records to be set in the next 24 hours. But we are looking at some very cold upcoming days,” DMI meteorologist and press spokesperson Herdis Damberg told news wire Ritzau.

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