Hurricane-force winds are set to batter western and central Norway.
Hurricane-force winds were expected to hit the region, as air traffic companies and ferry lines predicted disruptions. Police warned that gusts of 126 to 180 kilometers per hour (78 to 112 miles per hour) were expected.
Gusts of up to 180 Km/h are expected in the southwest, when “Storm Ingunn” makes landfall on Wednesday.
A red danger warning has been issued for parts of Nordfjord, Møre and Romsdal, Trøndelag and Helgeland.
Ekstremværet "Ingunn" ⚠️🛑
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It became a weather bomb with its central pressure having fallen by up to 50 millibars over 24 hours. “A ‘weather bomb’ is an unofficial term for a low pressure system whose central pressure falls 24 millibars in 24 hours in a process known as explosive cyclogenesis,” states the Met Office.
UPDATE #1 13:30 UTC
Vagar Airport is closed to due winds up to 82kt (150 km/h).
UPDATE #2 17:00 UTC
QNH is dropping rapidly at Trondheim Airport and winds are now gusting over 40kt as storm Ingunn is arriving.