Storm Johannes 2025

This is how the storm is shaping up: "Even windier tonight"

Emil Forsberg

Updated 19.11 | Published 18.35

 

Storm Johannes has caused chaos in many places in northern Sweden. Photo: Sam Hedman/TT

The storm is now moving southeast towards the Norrland coast.

- It will be even windier tonight, says SMHI meteorologist Toni Fuentes.

Storm Johannes's progress has led to chaos all over Sweden.

Trees have fallen on people and vehicles while electricity has been knocked out in nearly 40,000 households.

The storm is now moving south, says SMHI meteorologist Toni Fuentes.

- It will later affect the southern parts of Norrland, Svealand and move southeast during the afternoon and evening.

Gusts of up to 25 meters per second are expected along the Norrland coast.

– There are very strong winds and along the Norrland coast it will be even windier this evening.

FACTS

Weather warnings

SMHI has three levels of weather warnings:

Yellow warning: Consequences for society, certain risks for the public.

Orange warning: Serious consequences for society, danger to the public.

Red warning: Very serious consequences for society, great danger to the public.

Source: TT

"Doing an incredible job"

In the central police region, they are now taking stock of the storm that is moving in.

– It is moving south and I want to urge everyone to take it carefully. It is not just a matter of slippery roads, we have a number of cars that have had trees blown down on them, so if you don't have to go out, it is best to stay inside. Things happen that are not normal and it is impossible to calculate which trees will blow down, says Per Bjurström, commander of the police's regional command center.

The storm is also making it difficult for emergency services to respond.

- For us, it is about having difficulty getting to accidents where things have gone badly. But it is primarily the rescue services, who are doing an incredible job with this, who are being hit hard.

The orange warning remains in place until 11 p.m. tonight. The storm is expected to subside tomorrow, says Toni Fuentes.

- It will subside considerably in the morning and the wind is not expected to be any stronger.