The storm in pictures
Pedestrians in Reykjavik yesterday. Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
Search and rescue teams responded to over 300 calls on Sunday when a deep low passed over South-West Iceland. The worst weather passed over Reykjavik late Sunday and caused flight delays, power outages, and water damage.
Wind gusts up to 65 m/s (145 mph) were observed near Hafnarfjall mountain, south of Borgarnes in West-Iceland, and 40 m/s (90 mph) in the Reykjavik area. Power outages affected 40 thousand people on the Reykjanes peninsula, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Vestman Islands, and Vík in Mýrdal.
ICE-SAR teams responded to over 300 calls Sunday. Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
People making their way in the storm yesterday. Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
ICE-SAR members in Reykjavik Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
Reykjavik harbour on Sunday. Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
ICE-SAR members last night. Photo/Víkurfréttir
ICE-SAR members secured boats yestarday.
ICE-SAR members rescued a goal post that took off in yesterday's storm. Iceland Monitor/Þorsteinn Ásgrímsson
The deep low approaching west Iceland early on Sunday. image/Iceland Met Office
Wind forecast for Iceland yestarday at 6:00 pm. image/Iceland Met Office
Several roads in South and West Iceland were closed due to the storm. The road sign shows wind gusts of up to 25 m/s (56 mph) detected on roads near the Reykjavik capitol area. Iceland Monitor/Kristinn Magnússon
