Icelanders Nervous On Social Media Over Storm Forecast

Icelanders have been talking endlessly about the coming storm on Twitter. It’s all over Vísir, Rúv, and other news media outlets. As of 11:00 AM, the air is calm, peaceful, and quiet. Almost too quiet.

Some are saying that the eerie silence means there will be no storm. Others are certain that this is merely the calm before the storm. But make no mistake about it, the society is gonna be on lockdown from 16:00. Check out what Icelanders are saying about the storm below.

Það er svo hljótt úti núna að það fríkar mig út. Rosalegur ,,lognið á undan storminum” fílingur

— Tinna Heimisdóttir (@TinnaHeimis15) December 10, 2019

“It’s so peaceful outside right now, and it’s freaking me out. It’s a real ‘calm before the storm’ feeling”

Er veðrið jafn brjálað og var spáð?

— Svala Hjörleifsdóttir (@svalalala) December 10, 2019

“Is the weather as crazy as they predicted?”

Gaurinn í hjóladressinu sem tók með mér lyftuna í morgun titraði bókstaflega af eftirvæntingu yfir hvort ég myndi spyrja hann "hva, ætla menn bara að hjóla í þessu veðri?"

— Gunnar P. Hauksson (@gunnarph) December 10, 2019

“The guy in the bicycle outfit who took the elevator with me this morning literally shivered in anticipation as to whether I would ask him ‘wow, are you planning on cycling in this weather?'”

Ég: HEYRIRU ÞETTA?

Mamma: nei?

Ég *búin að lesa 45 fréttir um ofsaveðrið á morgun*: NÁKVÆMLEGA ÞETTA ER LOGNIÐ Á UNDAN STORMINUM ÞÖGNIN Í VEÐRINU ER GJÖRSAMLEGA ÆRANDI

Mamma *að horfa á fb video*: mhm

— María Björk (@baragrin) December 9, 2019

“Me: HAVE YOU HEARD THIS?
“Mom: no?
“Me: *reads 45 news articles about bad weather this morning* THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM, THE SILENCE IS MADDENING!
“Mom *watching Facebook video*: mhm”