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Avalanches in coastal towns in Iceland
Figure A13 and Table 17: Avalanche weather and paths in Eskifjörður, E-Iceland. – Yfirlit yfir snjóflóð, rým-
ingarsvæði og snjóflóðaveður á Eskifirði.
Evacuation Avalanche weather and wind direc-
tions for snowdrift accumulation
Avalanche paths and notification
Snowdrift accumulation in winds from W. Rain and melting
Innan Bleiksár (west
of Bleiksá)
Winds from W with snowfall. Large
fetch. Rain and intense melting.
The slope is barely steep enough to trigger
avalanches.
Bleiksá - Grjótá Known floods and wet avalanches. Open moun-
tainside without defined avalanche paths. The
slope is steep enough for dry avalanches to fall.
Evacuation level 3.
Grjótá - Hlíðarendaá Uneven landscape, cut by a curving stream, a
“shelf” on the hillside. Known slush flow when
a snow-ice dam broke.
Utan Hlíðarendaár
(east of Hlíðarendaá)
A relatively flat mountainside without avalanche
paths. Evacuation level 3.
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