COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights, and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday.
Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 180 kilometers (112 miles) per hour in some places. A new national wind speed record of 195.8 kilometers per hour (121.7 miles per hour) was recorded locally early Thursday on the island of Soemma, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said.
