As early as 11 January, SMHI warned of an unusual amount of rain and strong winds in large parts of Jämtland and Härjedalen.
According to the forecast, the western parts of the county would be hardest hit.
On the night of 13 January, the storm Gyda had crossed the Norwegian border.
Crisis management was already underway by then.
Was already in staff mode
- We had a crisis preparedness for two years with the pandemic, says Else-Marie Norin who is the coordinator at the county administrative board.
It's easier to work together after what we've been doing since the pandemic.
- We were already in staff mode due to the pandemic, says Åre's mayor Kaj Söder.
The crisis group that handles questions about the pandemic has met via telephone meetings.
Now it was the storm and its expected consequences that were at the top of the agenda.
In addition to the municipalities and the Region, a number of actors attended the meetings.
For example, the Swedish Transport Administration, the electricity companies, SOS, SMHI and train and bus companies.
Quick decisions
They made unusually quick decisions.
For example, Länstrafiken decided that no school buses would go out on the icy roads, and schools were closed.
Information about canceled trains and buses came before snow drifts and strong winds stopped.
- It is serious to close schools, but it became less dramatic because we did it earlier during the pandemic, says Kaj Söder.
Police Chief Andreas Zehlander, who was on duty during the storm, clearly noticed that people had paid attention to the authorities' foresight.
- There was almost no traffic on the roads.
We had very little to do.