The Swedish meteorological agency, SMHI, has issued urgent warnings for significant snowfall, escalating alert levels from yellow to orange in parts of the country. The severe weather is expected to impact Västernorrland county and northern Hälsingland, prompting the agency to upgrade its previous yellow warnings.
This shift in alert status follows earlier warnings issued earlier this week. Yellow-level alerts for snow were already in place for Thursday and Friday across Värmland, parts of south-western Svealand, and along the Västerbotten coast. On Wednesday, these warnings were expanded and subsequently upgraded to an orange alert for the region surrounding Skellefteå.
The orange warning for the Skellefteå area is scheduled to take effect at 2pm on Thursday. Forecasters anticipate between 20 and 30 centimetres of snow, with localized accumulations reaching up to 40 centimetres. SMHI has indicated that the heavy snowfall is likely to cause significant disruptions to road travel throughout the affected regions.
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