The highest windspeed recorded during yesterday's storm were localized winds at Steinar farm and weather station in the foothills of Eyjafjöll mountain range in South Iceland where windspeeds topped 65 m/s (145 mph). Foreign travellers who were caught by the storm had sought shelter at the farm. While they were waiting out the storm inside the violent wind blew out windows in their cars, which were parked outside.
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that several groups of travellers had sought shelter at the farm where the family gave the people coffee while they waited for the storm to calm down. Heiða Björg Scheving, a farmer at Steinar, told Fréttablaðið that while they seen numerous storms each year, yesterday was unusually severe. She says that they see at most one or two storms of this severity each year.
Read more: At least two hundred travellers left stranded in Þingvellir by yesterday's snowstorm
The storms which have battered Iceland in the past days have caused significant disruption to the travel plans of thousands of people. International flights were also cancelled last weekend, affecting 3-4,000 travellers.
Reykjavík Excursions, one of the largest tour operators in Iceland, estimates that the company cancelled 16 day trips yesterday, affecting 1,000 travellers. Dozens of excursions and trips were cancelled over the weekend, while other trips ended up taking far longer than intended.
The travellers have remained calm despite the disruption, the manager of Reykjavík Excursions told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. Fortunately people look at this as just another adventure, to experience this sort of weather.
The next storm front is expected to pass over Iceland on Sunday, bringing with it difficult travel conditions and possible disruption.
The highest windspeed recorded during yesterday's storm were localized winds at Steinar farm and weather station in the foothills of Eyjafjöll mountain range in South Iceland where windspeeds topped 65 m/s (145 mph). Foreign travellers who were caught by the storm had sought shelter at the farm. While they were waiting out the storm inside the violent wind blew out windows in their cars, which were parked outside.
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that several groups of travellers had sought shelter at the farm where the family gave the people coffee while they waited for the storm to calm down. Heiða Björg Scheving, a farmer at Steinar, told Fréttablaðið that while they seen numerous storms each year, yesterday was unusually severe. She says that they see at most one or two storms of this severity each year.
Read more: At least two hundred travellers left stranded in Þingvellir by yesterday's snowstorm
The storms which have battered Iceland in the past days have caused significant disruption to the travel plans of thousands of people. International flights were also cancelled last weekend, affecting 3-4,000 travellers.
Reykjavík Excursions, one of the largest tour operators in Iceland, estimates that the company cancelled 16 day trips yesterday, affecting 1,000 travellers. Dozens of excursions and trips were cancelled over the weekend, while other trips ended up taking far longer than intended.
The travellers have remained calm despite the disruption, the manager of Reykjavík Excursions told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. Fortunately people look at this as just another adventure, to experience this sort of weather.
The next storm front is expected to pass over Iceland on Sunday, bringing with it difficult travel conditions and possible disruption.
