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jolepp · 12-26-2011, 05:01 AM

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Police recommend staying inside and not going outdoors in the storm that is raging in Helsinki, as well as the provinces of Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi and Pirkanmaa. The storm is tearing rooftops off houses and felling trees, making it dangerous to be outside and difficult to move about by car.

The authorities say that the storm is posing a danger for anyone who is stepping outdoors in Helsinki, so it is better to remain inside. Gusty winds are bending street lamps, flagpoles, fences and most notably felling trees. Torn off roof fragments and other construction debris are flying around in the air. Police have closed off several streets due to fallen trees.

Police in Satakunta recommend people to stay indoors, because, apart from falling trees, there is also a danger of being hit by debris thrown about by gusty winds.

Also police in Varsinais-Suomi note that the rescue department cannot keep up with clearing the road from all the felled trees at the moment. Police recommend motorists to take a chainsaw or some other land clearing instrument along if they can.

In Pirkanmaa, as well, people are urged to stay indoors.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has given a warning for very dangerous winds in the provinces of Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi and Uusimaa. According to the FMI, the situation will worsen in the next few hours, lasting until 4pm.

Nesster · 12-26-2011, 05:55 AM

Whoa, that's American style weather!

jolepp · 12-26-2011, 06:18 AM

Sounds like it has been pretty bad at some spots, I can't recall a recommendation like that from the last few years at least (?). Places right at the coast like Helsinki are probably more affected than inland where I am, even here the winds have been strong, but not fallen trees in the immediate vicinity, also no blackout(s). The recommendation to stay inside is probably due to emergecy services being burdened enough as it is without more people getting in a bind outside. The storm is settling though, for now at least.

reeftool · 12-26-2011, 10:52 AM

Sounds like one of our hurricanes. Our area is still recovering from the storms and floods from October. It's been a tough year everywhere.

jolepp · 12-26-2011, 11:30 PM

It seems that damage to people was limited after all, one fatality though. Other than that torn rooftops and other property damage, cut roads (mostly cleared I believe, one railroad line remains closed) and power lines (~100 000 customers still without elecricity, could still take days to restore power to all of them). Not a full-fledged disaster, but a major, costly mess, I suppose. The exceptional pledges from the Police to stay inside were kind of dramatic (can't quite recall similar ...), but they probably helped to limit the damage, so well done that

.

reeftool · 12-27-2011, 07:57 AM

One of the reasons for the "stay indoors" requests is that there are often down and live power lines. I had to work the night Irene came through and it took me a couple of hours to pick my way home getting around fallen trees and down lines, I would much rather have taken the night off. Sometimes they get over dramatic. Damage is usually spotty. One place can have a bunch of trees down and roofs torn off and just a few miles away, no damage at all. Wind direction, elevation, and local geography are all factors.

jolepp · 12-28-2011, 01:27 AM

Oh yes, there was even a specific public warning to stay clear of fallen power lines. There was another, milder storm that took a more nothern route yesterday, not as much damage, apparently, but still more power lines affected:

Massive blackouts continue Wednesday | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi

Problems persist in train traffic

Last edited by jolepp; 12-28-2011 at 04:41 AM. Reason: + second YLE link

jolepp · 12-30-2011, 01:14 AM

Nearly 30,000 still without power | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 12-30-2011, 04:09 AM

The same storm made a lot of havoc in Sweden the day before, but most of it went south of us, and of course, as usual the west coast was hit the hardest. It has been an unusually stormy winter so far.

jolepp · 12-30-2011, 05:50 AM

Yup. There have been news of property damage in Norway as well. It seems the most severe storm front moved in a roughly south-west - east route which went over the southern parts of Finland on its way to Russia.

joakimfors · 12-30-2011, 08:15 AM

Hope it'll settle down a bit next week when I'm flying "home-home". Strong winds are business as usual here in Skåne but Österbotten, where I'm headed, is hit pretty hard with water levels 1-1.5 m above normal and a lot of destroyed forest and as a result cut powerlines.

jolepp · 12-30-2011, 08:47 AM

120 million euros worth of fallen timber | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi

Ratmagiclady · 12-30-2011, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by jolepp

120 million euros worth of fallen timber | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi

Well, needs to go to good use, that.

Sorry, trees! And thanks.

jolepp · 12-30-2011, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

Well, needs to go to good use, that.

Sorry, trees! And thanks.

I think most the fallen trees will be collected and used in one way or another

. Some will probably not be found or it might get too tricky to haul them away.

reeftool · 12-30-2011, 04:32 PM

Around here, all that is needed is a sign that says "Free Firewood". It will be cleaned up in a few days. Everybody owns a chainsaw.

12-26-2011, 05:01 AM	#1
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196	Severe storm afflicts southern Finland Quote: Police recommend staying inside and not going outdoors in the storm that is raging in Helsinki, as well as the provinces of Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi and Pirkanmaa. The storm is tearing rooftops off houses and felling trees, making it dangerous to be outside and difficult to move about by car. The authorities say that the storm is posing a danger for anyone who is stepping outdoors in Helsinki, so it is better to remain inside. Gusty winds are bending street lamps, flagpoles, fences and most notably felling trees. Torn off roof fragments and other construction debris are flying around in the air. Police have closed off several streets due to fallen trees. Police in Satakunta recommend people to stay indoors, because, apart from falling trees, there is also a danger of being hit by debris thrown about by gusty winds. Also police in Varsinais-Suomi note that the rescue department cannot keep up with clearing the road from all the felled trees at the moment. Police recommend motorists to take a chainsaw or some other land clearing instrument along if they can. In Pirkanmaa, as well, people are urged to stay indoors. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has given a warning for very dangerous winds in the provinces of Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi and Uusimaa. According to the FMI, the situation will worsen in the next few hours, lasting until 4pm. Police warn against driving in storm-stricken areas \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi Also: Tens of thousands without electricity \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi

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12-26-2011, 05:55 AM	#2
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	Whoa, that's American style weather!

12-26-2011, 06:18 AM	#3
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	Sounds like it has been pretty bad at some spots, I can't recall a recommendation like that from the last few years at least (?). Places right at the coast like Helsinki are probably more affected than inland where I am, even here the winds have been strong, but not fallen trees in the immediate vicinity, also no blackout(s). The recommendation to stay inside is probably due to emergecy services being burdened enough as it is without more people getting in a bind outside. The storm is settling though, for now at least.

12-26-2011, 10:52 AM	#4
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Sounds like one of our hurricanes. Our area is still recovering from the storms and floods from October. It's been a tough year everywhere.

12-26-2011, 11:30 PM	#5
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	It seems that damage to people was limited after all, one fatality though. Other than that torn rooftops and other property damage, cut roads (mostly cleared I believe, one railroad line remains closed) and power lines (~100 000 customers still without elecricity, could still take days to restore power to all of them). Not a full-fledged disaster, but a major, costly mess, I suppose. The exceptional pledges from the Police to stay inside were kind of dramatic (can't quite recall similar ...), but they probably helped to limit the damage, so well done that .

12-27-2011, 07:57 AM	#6
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	One of the reasons for the "stay indoors" requests is that there are often down and live power lines. I had to work the night Irene came through and it took me a couple of hours to pick my way home getting around fallen trees and down lines, I would much rather have taken the night off. Sometimes they get over dramatic. Damage is usually spotty. One place can have a bunch of trees down and roofs torn off and just a few miles away, no damage at all. Wind direction, elevation, and local geography are all factors.

12-28-2011, 01:27 AM	#7
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	Oh yes, there was even a specific public warning to stay clear of fallen power lines. There was another, milder storm that took a more nothern route yesterday, not as much damage, apparently, but still more power lines affected: Massive blackouts continue Wednesday \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi Problems persist in train traffic Last edited by jolepp; 12-28-2011 at 04:41 AM. Reason: + second YLE link

12-30-2011, 01:14 AM	#8
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	Nearly 30,000 still without power \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi

12-30-2011, 04:09 AM	#9
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	The same storm made a lot of havoc in Sweden the day before, but most of it went south of us, and of course, as usual the west coast was hit the hardest. It has been an unusually stormy winter so far.

12-30-2011, 05:50 AM	#10
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	Yup. There have been news of property damage in Norway as well. It seems the most severe storm front moved in a roughly south-west - east route which went over the southern parts of Finland on its way to Russia.

12-30-2011, 08:15 AM	#11
joakimfors Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lund, Sweden Posts: 237	Hope it'll settle down a bit next week when I'm flying "home-home". Strong winds are business as usual here in Skåne but Österbotten, where I'm headed, is hit pretty hard with water levels 1-1.5 m above normal and a lot of destroyed forest and as a result cut powerlines.

12-30-2011, 08:47 AM	#12
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	120 million euros worth of fallen timber \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi

12-30-2011, 04:00 PM	#13
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by jolepp 120 million euros worth of fallen timber \| News \| YLE Uutiset \| yle.fi Well, needs to go to good use, that. Sorry, trees! And thanks.

12-30-2011, 04:24 PM	#14
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady Well, needs to go to good use, that. Sorry, trees! And thanks. I think most the fallen trees will be collected and used in one way or another . Some will probably not be found or it might get too tricky to haul them away.

12-30-2011, 04:32 PM	#15
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Around here, all that is needed is a sign that says "Free Firewood". It will be cleaned up in a few days. Everybody owns a chainsaw.

Severe storm afflicts southern Finland

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