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NEW PICTURES: Traffic chaos and mayonnaise as blizzard sweeps Sweden

Here's what it looked like when the snowstorm battered southern and central Sweden.

Published: 7 March 2023 15:20 CET
Updated: 8 March 2023 05:12 CET
NEW PICTURES: Traffic chaos and mayonnaise as blizzard sweeps Sweden
Stockholmers braving the blizzard at the Slussen public transport junction. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

A woman pushing a stroller through the snow in Stockholm. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

A brave Swede shovelling snow outside a shop in Höör. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A snow plough clearing the road between Hörby and Lund in southern Sweden. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A bus skidded off the road at Löddeköpinge in southern Sweden. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Three trucks were involved in an accident at Landskrona in southern Sweden. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A truck carrying 500 kilos of mayonnaise toppled over on the road between Staffanstorp and Malmö. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Road conditions were poor in several parts of Sweden on Tuesday. Here’s the E20 road north of Gothenburg. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

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Swedish weather agency: Don’t drive if you have summer tyres

Sweden's weather agency SMHI warns of "extra difficult road conditions" today in central Svealand and Götaland, due to rain and snowfall.

Published: 18 April 2024 11:34 CEST
Swedish weather agency: Don't drive if you have summer tyres

“It’s worrying that so many people have already switched to summer tyres,” SMHI’s on-duty meteorologist Linnea Rehn Wittskog told TT newswire. “In some areas there will be winter road conditions, meaning that, if possible, you should avoid heading out on the roads if you’ve already switched to summer tyres.”

Wednesday night’s yellow snowfall warning was still in place on Thursday morning in an area stretching from north of Örebro, down over areas surrounding the Vättern lake and further into Småland. In some areas there could be as much as 10 centimetres of snow.

A fair amount of snow had fallen by 11am on Thursday, and is expected to melt throughout the day as temperatures rise.

At the same time, the snowfall is expected to move southeast, turning into rain as it moves further south. Cold temperatures are expected from Thursday and moving into the weekend, with night frosts in many areas.

On Thursday night, more snow is expected in Östergötland and in Örebro and its surrounding areas.

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