Several lightnings have been detected amid storms and storms that are now sweeping the country. According to Indicator, thunder was heard in Suðurnes yesterday afternoon.
Orange weather warnings are now in force in Breiðafjörður, Faxaflói, the Westfjords, Strandir and Northwest Iceland. Most parts of the country have a yellow warning – only East Iceland has no weather warnings, according to RÚV.
Páll Ágúst Þórarinsson, a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, counted 20 lightning strikes around Skeiðarársandur between noon and midnight yesterday.
Thunderstorms are considered relatively rare in Iceland. Meteorologist Teitur Arason said in a conversation with Indicator that, “Abroad, this is very insignificant, there are often hundreds of lightning strikes. The lightning in Keflavík was not actually measured, but there was thunder and two have been measured in Borgarfjörður, Icelanders always find this a bit remarkable. “
Thunderstorms in Iceland are not quite as rare as people, but often and in recent years there have been perfect conditions for lightning created by warm temperatures and stormy weather. In July 2019, there were 1,818 lightnings in one day.
Source: The Nordic Page