Parts of the E4 were closed on Wednesday morning, and people were warned not to go out on the roads. Many lorry trains have gotten stuck, and many accidents have been reported, writes Aftonbladet.
Jönköping’s rescue chief describes the night as the worst in 30 years.
– I have not been involved in such extensive snow since 1995, says assistant rescue manager Göran Melin.
Rescue crews have been driving around since Wednesday night and handing out hundreds of water bottles, energy bars and blankets to motorists stuck in the queue.
Expected up to 25 centimetres
On Thursday, it is Norway’s turn.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for snow in Agder, parts of Eastern Norway and Rogaland. The notice applies from Thursday morning until 01:00 on Friday.
Between five and 25 centimeters of snow is expected, mostly in Agder. Near the coast in Agder and Rogaland, the precipitation can locally come as sleet.
As early as Tuesday, the Meteorologists at X issued a warning to those thinking about their car on Thursday.
– Have you already changed to summer tyres? Then you may have to leave the car on Thursday, they wrote in a message.
Earlier this winter, large amounts of snow in a short time caused traffic chaos in several places in the country. Among other things, public transport and air traffic have been severely affected by snow chaos.
One for hospital
Just before 8 o’clock on Wednesday morning, people were still stuck in their cars on the E4 at Huskvarna in Sweden, and the queue was a few kilometers long, but not as long as a few hours earlier.
The rescue service has cut off the crossroads in some places so that cars could get on. In some cases, motorists have been helped to back out of the queue.
– We have five large wheel loaders that have pushed car after car. We have solved the queue from two directions, says Melin.
He states that one person has been taken to hospital, but that most people in the queue seem to have managed well.
Sweden’s Meteorological Institute SMHI has issued an orange danger warning, which means that you should not go out and drive unless it is strictly necessary.
The situation may also have been influenced by the fact that some had already switched to summer tyres.
