Dramatic Norway Storm Stops Recreation; Swimming In "Brisk" Water

A (crazy?) man does some swimming or ice bathing 
in Poland during an intense cold wave last week that 
brought temperatures as low as -18 degrees.

 Powerful winter storms often roam the North Sea this time of year, and one such storm crashed into Norway late last week, causing wind damage and a nasty coastal flooding in some parts of the nation. 

Winds were reported gusting to 90 mph in some spots 

The storm caused quite a storm surge along parts of the Norwegian coast, damaging a number of buildings.

The storm was preceded by intense cold in parts of Europe. It got down as low as 18 below in Poland, the coldest temperatures in that nation in 11 years. 

The strangest incident in the spell of European cold and snow might be in Denmark, where 17 people were found ice bathing naked in a frigid lake. All of them were fined, not for being naked or crazy, but because they were violating Covid-related restrictions on gatherings. 

The video, below, shows the surge crashing into and through a recreation room at a Norwegian coastal campground. As always, click on the YouTube logo to make the video bigger and easier to see.