We are scheduled to fly to Oslo this Tuesday, proceeding to the fjords and staying in Voss on Thursday. I see that the trains will supposedly be up and running by then, but what are the real conditions on the ground? I see more rain in the forecast, so am not sure that conditions will improve or may deteriorate again.
I have a similar question. We also fly into Norway this week. One of our stops is Lom, and for transportation connections we will be heading to Otta. Right now the road is closed, and we see no alternative ways. We thought of Lillehammer but that also appears flooded. Do you think the road could be fixed in 2 weeks? It looks like this storm hit all of Norway.
Thanks.
I see more rain in the forecast
There is always more rain in the forecast in this part of the world. But I see no abnormal amounts.
Bergensbanan (that runs through Voss) is now open again.
We will be visiting Norway, including Lom, in September, so we are communicating with relatives there. This is from five days ago.
"The last 2-3 days, we have got more rain than usual. Skjåk normally has only about 300 mm rain in a whole year, it is one of the places in Norway with less rain. At my parents farm there has been about 70mm rain now since Monday. The level of water in the Otta river has been much higher than normal, but the river hasn't caused much trouble in Skjåk yet. The river causes much more trouble further down the valley. The small rivers coming down the mountainsides causes more trouble than the Otta river, the small rivers now suddenly have much more water in them, and the water find new places to go to... The level of water in the river is now sinking, we still have some rain, but not as much as the last days. In Skjåk and Lom there have been lots of landslides because of all the rain. In Skjåk most roads are open, but in Lom and all the way south to Lillehammer lots of roads are closed, and will stay closed for at least a couple of days. Luckily no one has been injuried or killed so far."