Russia (bbabo.net), - A storm warning has been issued in the Murmansk region on February 15. This affected road traffic and air traffic.
According to the Murmansk Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, on this day the weather is determined by an active cyclone centered in the south of the Barents Sea. On the coast of Murman, the wind with gusts reaches 22 - 27 meters per second, in the western and eastern regions of the sea, ships are threatened by slow icing.
From 01.00 on February 15, travel on the R-21 Kola highway in the section from 1408 to 1470 kilometers was closed due to a heavy snowstorm and zero visibility. Roads to the villages of Ura-Guba and Kilpyavr are closed, the road between Ura-Guba and Vidyaevo is also blocked.
The cyclone caused a lot of trouble for air passengers. According to the Murmansk airport, flight SU-1324, which was flying from Sheremetyevo, was forced by the decision of the crew to leave for the Arkhangelsk alternate airfield due to adverse weather conditions. The passengers were accommodated in a hotel. Two flights - DP-235 (Vnukovo - Murmansk) and FV-6345 (Pulkovo - Murmansk) were forced to leave for the Pulkovo alternate airfield.
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