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Staður Dagur 1. Dagur 2. Fjöldi 1 b d V/Þ L/F Aðrar upplýsingar
Place Date 1. Date 2. Number (m) (m) (m) Other information
Norður Múlasýsla; Strandatindur, Ofan Borgartanga 27.02.90 1 70 Þ F Flóðið fór í sjó fram.
Ofan Grenistanga. 25.02.90 1 40 Þ L Flóðið fór í sjó fram.
Vestur Skaftafellssýsla;
Reynisfjall’, 600mfrá Vík 23.01.90 1 8 18 1,2 V L Flóðið stöðvaðist á þjóðvegi.
640m frá Vík. 23.01.90 1 8 11 1,5 V L Flóðið stöðvaðist á þjóðvegi.
Rangárvallasýsla; Gnúpverjahreppur; Sámsstaðamúli 17.02.90 1 200 Þ F+L Flóðið rann inn í stöðvarhús Búrfellsvirkjunnar og olli þar töluverðum spjöllum.
Sámsstaðamúli 21.03.90 1 V L Féll sunnan við stöðvarhúsið en olli engum skemmdum.
Skammstafanir: V=vott hlaup; Þ=þurrt hlaup; K=krapahlaup;
Kóf=kófhlaup; F=flekahlaup; L=lausasnjóflóð; l=lengd; b=breidd;
d=dýpt tungu.
Abbreviations: V=wet avalanche; Þ=dry avalanche; K=slush aval-
anche; Kóf= powder avalanche; F=slab avalanche; L=loose snow
avalanche; l=length; b=width; d=depth of deposit.
heimildir
Snjóflóðaskýrslur Veðurstofu Islands
Snjóflóðaskýrslur Vegagerðar ríkisins
Morgunblaðið
Dagblaðið
Landsmálablöð
SUMMARY
SNOW AVALANCESINICELAND DURING THE
WINTER 1989-1990
Between four and five hundred avalanches were
recorded. No fatalities occurred although there were
at least four very close calls. Buildingshad to be evac-
uated in four towns because of potential avalanches. A
house and a machine shed were destroyed on the East
coast. People had been living in the house until a few
weeks earlier. Two vehicles were destroyed and two
more damaged. A summer cottage was severely dam-
aged and trees and other vegetation was destroyed at
several locations. Power lines were cut on several oc-
casions and the hydro-power stations at Búrfell was hit
by an avalanche and suffered some damage. As usual
there were numerous road closures due to avalanches.
Location, date of occurrence and other information
is presented in the table above. Further information
is available from the Icelandic Meteorological Office,
(Veðurstofa íslands, Bústaðavegi 9, IS-150 Reykjavík,
Iceland. e-mail: magnus@vedur.is).
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