Floris made itself known in Bohuslän at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning and during the day the wind force increased together with rain showers.
23 meters per second have been measured on Måseskär. So there are very hard gusts of wind there, said SMHI's meteorologist Fredrik Cronvall earlier on Tuesday.
According to P4 Göteborg the bad weather made Västtrafik go up in emergency mode. In the southern archipelago of Gothenburg, ferries were stopped, as well as train traffic in Västra Götaland, including Kinnekullebanan. In addition, two attractions at Liseberg had to close.
Major power outages
In Värmland, fallen trees have caused several traffic obstacles on larger and smaller roads, reports P4 Värmland. Also in Östergötland and on the West Coast, several trees have had to be removed.
On the train route between Torsby and Kil, all traffic has been stopped and the trains between Torsby and Kristinehamn are also affected.
Power outages have occurred in several places in Sweden. Households in Västergötland, Östergötland, and Värmland have all been affected during the day. However, towards the later part of the evening, most of the weather-related power outages in the country had been rectified.
The warning is over
Otherwise, it has been calmer than feared around the country. SMHI's yellow warnings for wind ceased to apply at 8 pm on Tuesday for all affected counties in Sweden.
The storm reached its peak in the afternoon and towards the evening the bad weather has slowly subsided. According to SMHI's forecast, it will continue to be windy, albeit fairly sunny, in the southern coastal areas of Norrland and the southern parts of the country. Further north, however, Floris brings more rain.
