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Thunder and lightning have caused many of the fires that have ravaged western Norway in recent weeks. On Thursday, lightning struck at both Ljustorp in Timrå and outside Storvatten in Kramfors. Now, a new storm is expected this weekend.
According to forecasts a cloudy area will penetrate to the west of Västernorrland, bringing rain and sheds. Clouds along the coast should cause lightning and thunder.
– Clouds and precipitation on Saturday and Sunday can cause thunder, especially on Sunday, said Foreca weather forecaster Mikael Sjöstrand.
The Örnsköldsvik Relief Service is concerned about weather forecasts. The municipality is currently raising a fire in Brattsjö, which requires significant resources from the rescue service. Now, the interior commander Mats Renning is hoping for a peaceful weekend time.
– It is extremely dry in the fields now, so if the thunder falls, there is a great risk of new fires. Now, we want a nice summer rain for a few days without thunder, "says Mats Renning.
Even at Medelpad's emergency department, you're ready for bad weather. Although the rain is expected, the clouds are at risk of lightning. At present, the rescue service can only wait and see if the thunder causes new fires.
– We are as well prepared as we can and we can not do much more, says Lars Dolk, an internal commander at Medelpad's rescue service.
Every day, a forest firefly will circulate over western Norway and search for fires. The aircraft will mainly keep the area where the thunder has just tripped to detect any fire on time. After the thunder has struck, it can take hours before the fire is visible from the air. Tomas Näsman of the rescue service of the Upper Coast-Ådalen explains that the shooting must be extraordinary during the hours after the thunder
– The hurricane does not shoot down the areas we see from the ground, it's the flight that can locate and see what's going on and do an important job, "says Tomas Näsman, Internal Commander of the Ådalen Deep Sea Rescue Service.
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