https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A dock worker was transported to hospital on Wednesday afternoon after being struck by lightning at the Vollen Marina in Asker Municipality near Oslo. https://www.thelocal.no/20170802/man-struck-by-lightning-as-southern-norway-pounded-by-storms Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:57:08 +0200 man-struck-by-lightning-as-southern-norway-pounded-by-storms Meteorologists were expecting a full-blown winter storm to hit Troms and Finnmark on Monday and warned residents that it can be dangerous to be outdoors. https://www.thelocal.no/20170213/northern-norway-residents-told-to-stay-inside-during-dangerous-storm Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:06:55 +0100 northern-norway-residents-told-to-stay-inside-during-dangerous-storm The western coast of Norway was feeling the effects of Storm Vidar on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.no/20170112/western-norway-under-flood-warning Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:22:18 +0100 western-norway-under-flood-warning A storm dubbed Vidar hit Western Norway south of Stad on Wednesday morning, bring reports of extremely high water. https://www.thelocal.no/20170111/norway-battered-by-strong-winds-and-rising-waters-as-storm-vidar-arrives Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:56:58 +0100 norway-battered-by-strong-winds-and-rising-waters-as-storm-vidar-arrives Storm Urd left its mark as it tore across parts of Norway on Monday and Tuesday, leaving overturned trees, lampposts and signs. https://www.thelocal.no/20161227/powerful-storm-urd-leaves-its-mark-on-norway Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:52:32 +0100 powerful-storm-urd-leaves-its-mark-on-norway Over 2,7000 households in Agder were still without power on Monday morning after heavy snowfall downed trees in the area. https://www.thelocal.no/20161107/nearly-3000-left-without-power-after-winter-storm-hits-norway Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:41:06 +0100 nearly-3000-left-without-power-after-winter-storm-hits-norway Large parts of Norway are bracing themselves for the storm dubbed Tor that’s set to hit the coast on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.no/20160129/norway-braces-for-the-wrath-of-mighty-tor Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:21:23 +0100 norway-braces-for-the-wrath-of-mighty-tor SAS cancelled Saturday's five flights from Oslo and Stockholm to New York, and from Copenhagen to New York and Washington. https://www.thelocal.no/20160123/snowzilla-hits-sas-flights-from-scandinavia Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:32:10 +0100 snowzilla-hits-sas-flights-from-scandinavia A video of Christmas shoppers in Ålesund battling Storm Ivar has been picked up by media across the world, including major titles such as Time Magazine and the UK's Daily Mirror. https://www.thelocal.no/20131216/video Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:41:00 +0100 video The roof was ripped off a shopping centre in northern Norway on Thursday night as the country was battered by Hurricane Ivar, the second severe storm to hit the country in as many weeks. https://www.thelocal.no/20131213/hurricane-ivar-rips-roof-off-supermarket-in-norway Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:59:00 +0100 hurricane-ivar-rips-roof-off-supermarket-in-norway This dashboard video shows a car repeatedly close to being crushed by passing trucks, which are being tipped over by powerful winds during last week's storm. https://www.thelocal.no/20131209/video-lorries-almost-crush-car-in-last-weeks-storm Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:26:00 +0100 video-lorries-almost-crush-car-in-last-weeks-storm Three people were injured near Ålesund on Friday morning when two buses were blown off the road by the hurricane-force winds that have battered Norway's south and west coats since Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.no/20131206/three-inured-after-storm-blows-over-buses Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:29:00 +0100 three-inured-after-storm-blows-over-buses Bridges, roads, airports and schools were shut in Norway on Thursday, as powerful winds, at times hitting hurricane strength, battered the country's south-west coast. https://www.thelocal.no/20131205/storm-batters-norways-west-and-south Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:22:00 +0100 storm-batters-norways-west-and-south A torrential summer downpour wreaked havoc on roads in the Oslo area on Friday afternoon as motorists were caught off guard by flash floods. https://www.thelocal.no/20120720/oslo-roads-flooded-in-summer-storm Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:23:00 +0200 oslo-roads-flooded-in-summer-storm A 66-year-old Norwegian woman sought refuge in her cellar and escaped unharmed as a hurricane ripped her home to pieces on Christmas Day. https://www.thelocal.no/20111228/berit-66-saw-her-house-blow-away-on-christmas-day Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:27:06 +0100 berit-66-saw-her-house-blow-away-on-christmas-day Thousands of households were cut off from the outside world on Tuesday morning, while thousands more remained without power as the hurricane that hit Norway over the Christmas weekend continues to leave its mark. https://www.thelocal.no/20111227/norway-counts-cost-of-christmas-hurricane Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:21:27 +0100 norway-counts-cost-of-christmas-hurricane Norwegian rescuers were hunting on Monday for two members of a film crew swept away by a giant wave as they were filming a killer weekend storm, rescue officials said. https://www.thelocal.no/20111128/norway-storm-wave-sweeps-away-film-crew-members Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:47:58 +0100 norway-storm-wave-sweeps-away-film-crew-members The storm Berit — named just before hitting coastal central and northern Norway — has broken through town flood defences in Ålesund, Kristiansund and Namsos. https://www.thelocal.no/20111125/storm-berit-breaks-into-coastal-towns Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:02:28 +0100 storm-berit-breaks-into-coastal-towns