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  5. 9[..◆.◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆.]0110
  6. üStorminthenorthwest
  7. Çareal-timearticle
  8. byGardEggesbøAbrahamsen
  9. andJardarEggesbøAbrahamsen
  10.  
  11. äOnJanuary1st1992,round4o'clockinthemorning,ahurricanetookthe
  12. NorwegiansinthearearoundStadt(WestCape)onthebed.Somelostthe
  13. roofoftheirhouses,somelosttheirgarage,andsomelosttheirhomes.
  14. Andwhatwasevenworse...thehurricanewasreportedintheweather
  15. forecast.Itshouldhavebeennosurprise.
  16.    Ontheevening,January1st1993,theweatherforecastreports...
  17. hurricaneroundthesamearea.Prepare.Warningsignonthemap.People
  18. panic.Theradiohasaspecialbroadcastfortheevent.Itakemy
  19. computertothekitchenafterhavingcompletedO.U.C.H.home-vid'III,
  20. andstartstypingawayinareal-timearticleaslongaswehave
  21. electricity,despiteofthefactthatitseemstherewillnotbeany
  22. hurricanetotalkabout.Theweatherseemsnice,okay,justalittle
  23. windy,butnotasmuchasin1992.Isupposeit'sjustthememoriesof
  24. lastyearthatmakepeoplepanictonight.
  25.    Well,ifthereisn'tanystormtonight,therewillprobablybea
  26. telephonestormofdisappointedpeoplewhotrustedtheforecasttobe
  27. right,andthereforehadgottenpanic...Iwillbereportinginthisfile
  28. asthereportsdropsoutoftheloudspeakersofmyradio.MynameisGard
  29. EggesbøAbrahamsen,onewhowillsurvivethenight,andIwillbe
  30. supportedbymybrotherJardar.Idon'tknowifàheäwillsurvive,though.
  31. Ç
  32.    ê2:09Ç
  33.  
  34. Nowindtotalkabout.Theradioison.Amanphoninginfromsomewhere
  35. isreadingapoemhehaswrittenoutloud.Somewhatearlier,aguyhad
  36. beenphoningin,tellingthatthegarageofhisneighbourjustsmashed
  37. intohishouseandthathehastakenactionanddisappearedintothe
  38. basementwherehewouldbesafe.
  39.    Theoddthingaboutthisreportisthatthehouseinquestionis
  40. approx.3-4kmfromhere,andthereisênoÇchancethewindcanbethat
  41. strongoverthere.Obviously,themostprobablesolutionisthatsome
  42. kidshavephonedintohavesomefun.
  43.    Mostly,IwillnowbeeditingtextforthisissueofScriba
  44.  
  45.   ê2:16Ç
  46.  
  47. SindreRemøyreportsfromSigbas,ashipintheocean,222.25kmfrom
  48. Griplighthouse.Theyreportthatthewavesoverthereare14-16m,60-
  49. 90knots(30.8-46.3m/s,or:111-167km/h),whichisapproxthesamethey
  50. hadatDecember25th,whichwasn'tthatbadhereonthemainland.No
  51. dangerforship,creworthepeopleonthemainland.
  52.    Thereporterinstudiotellsthemanontheshiptorecordsomevideo
  53. whiletheyareoutthere.
  54.  
  55.    ê2:22Ç
  56.  
  57. ArescuechopperhasjustarrivedtoaRussianship.Earierthisevening,
  58. adistresssignalrocketwasseeninthatarea,buttheRussiancrew
  59. deniesthattheylaunchedit.Theydo,however,confirmthattheyhadhad
  60. problemsearlieronthisnight.
  61.    AnotherRussianshiphasbeenspottedoutsideÅlesund,nearVigra.The
  62. shiphasbeennotified,andthecrewhasconfirmedthattheyknowabout
  63. theweatherreports,andthattheyhavetakenprecausionsandleftthe
  64. enginesrunning.
  65.    ThecoastalsteamerdidnottakethetriptoTorvikonthewaysouth
  66. Çtoday,duetothereportedweather.Eventhoughtheweatherisn'tbad
  67. yet,Isupposetheyaretryingtoavoidtheworstweatherwhentheypass
  68. Stadt,andthereforejusthurryaway.
  69.  
  70.    ê2:34Ç
  71.  
  72. WeatherreportsfromMeteorologicalInstituteinBergenstayunchanged,
  73. andtheforecastreads...:Sørligsterkstorm(strongstormfromthe
  74. south).Itwillnotbeasstrongaslastyear.
  75.  
  76.    ê2:37Ç
  77.  
  78. SveinHansenreportsfromthecoastalsteamer.Theyareclosinginon
  79. Stadt(WestCape)with58passangers.Everythinglooksfineatthe
  80. moment,andtheywillmostprobablymakeitthroughbeforetheweather
  81. getstohardtodoit.WillbeatStadtinhalfanhour.Theradiowill
  82. probablybecallingthemupthen.
  83.    Honestly,thisremindsmeofapredictionquiteafewyearsago.It
  84. wasreportedanenormousstorm,andeveryonepreparedforit.Whenthe
  85. daycame,wegotthemostbeautifulsunshineinstead.
  86.  
  87.    ê2:42Ç
  88.  
  89. ThepeopleinBergenandthepeopleinOsloaredisagreeingontheexact
  90. locationofthestormandthestrengthofit.
  91.  
  92. ê2:45Ç
  93.  
  94. ThisisJardarwriting,Gard'sbrother.Thetemperaturerightnowis8.4
  95. deg.C,thewindthoughisnotstrongatallwherewelive.Thismightbe
  96. duetoitsdirectionbeingfromthesouth,andrighttothesouthofus
  97. isamountain.However,thereisanislandcalledRundeinourdistrict,
  98. famousforallitsbirdsanditsgoldtreasure.Thebridgebetweenthat
  99. islandandtheneighbouringislandRemøynåhasbeenclosedbecauseofthe
  100. strongwind.Theinhabitants(ofRunde,thatis)beingfriendlyandnice,
  101. letushopethatthestormwillweakenandthebridgesoonbereopened
  102. fornormaltraffication.
  103.  
  104.    ê2:55Ç
  105.  
  106. (StillJardar)Onaneighbouringislandofours(Hareidlandet)thewind
  107. isnowstrengthening,quothAlfredHovdenfromHareidsdaleninan
  108. interview(read:chat)ontheradio.EventhoughGardmeansthatthe
  109. extrabroadcastfromÅlesundisexagerated,Iwouldliketopinpointthat
  110. oneyearagothelocalextrabroadcastsweretoofew.Peoplenowhave
  111. goodreasonsforbeingscared,andIamoftheopinionthatitisbetter
  112. withtoomuchradiothantoolittle.
  113.  
  114.    ê3:00Ç
  115.  
  116. üNewÇweatherforcast:30m/s(58.4knots,or:108km/h)i.e.almost
  117. hurricane(hurricaneis63knots,or:226.8km/h).Lastyearwe
  118. experiencedanaveragewindof89knots,46m/s,166km/h.Thegustswere
  119. at120knots,62m/s,223km/s.Duringthatstormhousesweretornto
  120. pieces,bigshipsfoundtheirunwantedharbourondryland,andourwoods
  121. wereflattened.InthetownofKristiansundthemayor,thepoliceandthe
  122. civildefenceproclaimedstateofemergency,andtheemergencyplanfor
  123. warwasexecuted.Thetownwaswithoutelectricityforfivedays,andthe
  124. surroundingareaforevenlongertime.
  125.  
  126. Ç   ê3:52Ç
  127.  
  128. IandGardhavebeenoutwalking,andthewindwasnotespeciallystrong
  129. comparedtotheusualstrenghtinwindytimes.Howeveritgotstronger
  130. duringthe20minutesthatourwalklasted.Wearenowawaitingthe
  131. forcastfromMeteorologiskintituttinBergenatabout4o'clock.Bythe
  132. way,didyouknowthatElisabethAndreassonisnotmarried?Theyjust
  133. toldusontheradio...
  134.    Ooops!Wedidn'tseethemoon!ButfurtheränorthÇtheycanseeit...Is
  135. thistheendoftime?Isthisdoomsday?Isthis...îRagnarokÇ?-Well,we
  136. haven'thadanyäfimbulvetrÇyet,soIguesstheanswerisänoÇ.(Er
  137. thetta...äRagnarokÇ?Nu,verhofumennthaekkihaftfimbulvetr,svaek
  138. gissa,atsvaritseäneiÇ.)
  139.  
  140.    ê4:06Ç
  141.  
  142. Weatherforcast:Thewindmightgetstronger.Thehurricanewillreachus
  143. withinafewhours.
  144.    IthinkthatIwilleatandthengotobed.Goodnight.
  145.  
  146.    êYupp!You'reright!Ç
  147.  
  148. Nothingmuchhappened,andeveryonegotdisappointed.OR...thereisa
  149. slightpossibilitythatthereWASajudgementday,andthatwenowarein
  150. heaven,anddon'tknowaboutit.Orperhapsweareinhell.Anyway,this
  151. wouldbeoutofthequestionandtotallyagainsmyreligion.Iguess
  152. nothinghappenedatall,andthatthewholethingwasanillusion.So
  153. there.
  154.    And...well...sincetherewasn'tmuchhappening,nowonderthe
  155. articlegotshort...!!!
  156.