Records of lightning yesterday – helagotland.se

Yesterday was the warmest August day in 22 years. In Härsnäs in Östergötland, it was a full 34 degrees, which is the hottest listing in August in Sweden since 1992, when it was 36.2 degrees in Malilla in Småland.

It was also Visby’s warmest August day ever with 32 , 9 degrees. Previously, the record of 31.8 degrees from 1992. Measurements started in 1895.

Linnea Rehn, meteorologist at SMHI, believe that there is opportunity for more records today.

Absolutely it is possible to it gets even a little warmer today.

But it was not just warm yesterday. The rain and thunder continued to roar ahead Summer Sweden resulted in a flash record, with 47,901 lightning discharges.

That’s the largest number of discharges that we have achieved since we started measurements in 2002, says Linnea Rehn.

A dozen water damage and at least two fires were the consequences of the severe thunderstorm over southern Sweden. All nine waterworks in Karlstad was sidelined when lightning struck in Sörmons waterworks.

No one is without water and the water quality is good, said Magnus Ådén, head of engineering and property management in Karlstad at lunchtime.

A heavy rain in the morning led by lunchtime in particular to parts of the roof of a business in Alingsås collapsed.

No one was hurt.

In Trollhättan reported several roads flooded, according gp . seen. Many have had their basements flooded.

-Bags floating around and it comes up dog shit with stormwater, tells a homeowners for GP.

SMHI warns today for new thunderstorm. A class 1 warning for “strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall” prevails in the following southwestern counties: Skåne, Halland, Kronoberg, Jönköping, Västra Götaland and Värmland.