Flood in Norway (2023-05-22)

Activation time (UTC): 2023-05-22 15:43:00

Event time (UTC): 2023-05-22 17:00:00

Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)



Activation reason:

On the 22 May 2023, there is an ongoing spring flood in several parts of Norway due to snow melt from winter with an high amount of snowfall. Some rivers in southeast of Norway and some places in northern Norway (Finnmark) have high discharge and rain is forecasted in in some places. Some rivers will probably peak very soon, today or tomorrow, while other rivers probably will peak in 2 to 3 days, depending on temperature and rainfall.



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