Hello !
Cyclone Ginger arrived to Finland on night between 24th and 25th.
On next 24 hours, we got a total of about 42 cm (16,5 inches) snow,
and wind raised up to 33 m/s (74 mph) in gusts at sea, so Ginger was
a real snow storm. Here in Valkeakoski, 150 km (93 miles) from sea,
the windspeed was anyhow only about 20 m/s (45 mph) in gusts.
Ginger caused hundreds of car accidents, most of the ferries stayed
on harbors, air ports were closed, trains were several hours late etc.
The traffic over the longest bridge of Finland near Vaasa was
stopped because of the strong wind and almost zero visibility.
Also a large cargo ship was missing on the sea, but it was
finally found on good condition. Fortunately no one was killed
during this storm, although many were injured in car accidents.
Some areas suffered from electric blackouts, but this time
they were fixed in pretty short times, the longest blackout
was about 2 hours.
Regards, Olli Haukkovaara, from far north, where is finally snow...
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