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Qianhuangdao, Hebei, is suffering from continuous heavy snowfall and a red warning has been issued. Snow accumulation reached 30 centimeters in some areas, which residents apparently said was rare in the past 20 years. At the same time, highways were controlled at many places in Hebei and due to the cold wave, temperatures will also drop significantly in many places across the country.
A heavy blizzard hit Qianhuangdao in China’s Hebei province. The Qianhuangdao Meteorological Observatory issued a red blizzard warning at 0:22 on November 8. Some residents of Qianhuangdao said they had not seen such heavy snowfall in 20 years.
CCTV reported that the Qianhuangdao Meteorological Observatory said that as of 2 pm on the 8th, there was 3 mm to 10 mm of snowfall in the central and southern areas of Qianhuangdao, and 2 mm to 5 mm of snowfall in the northern area. Apart from Qianhuangdao in Hebei, Huludao in Liaoning also suffered heavy snowfall. Huludao Meteorological Observatory issued a red snow storm warning at 4:00 on November 8
Mr. Yuan, a resident of Qianhuangdao, Hebei Province, said that the snowfall started at about 11:00 on the 7th and did not stop until 7:30 on the 8th. The thickness of the ice at the site was measured at 23 centimeters, and in some areas it was even thicker. Some residents also said that vehicles slipped and could not reach the basement.
Jimu News reported that on the morning of November 8, Ms. Lu, a resident of Qianhuangdao, said that snow had continued to fall locally since the afternoon of the 7th and had not stopped at the time of the interview. The ice was about 30 centimeters thick. “I haven’t seen this much snow in many years.” Ms Lu said she saw people shoveling snow last night.
Another local resident said that when snowfall started yesterday, there was no snow on the ground, but very heavy snow. As night temperatures drop, the ice gradually thickens. “I don’t think we’ve seen snow this heavy in 20 to 30 years. It’s still falling, and it’s already soaked into the tires of electric vehicles.”
According to a report on the official account of Hebei News Network on November 8, the Hebei Expressway affected by rain and snowfall has been extensively controlled: many station entrances in Shijiazhuang, Handan, Tangshan, Qianhuangdao, Chengde and Zhangjiakou areas are closed; Major vehicles are controlled in Baoding, Langfang, Jingtai, Hengshui and Cangzhou.
There will be a cold wave in the near future. According to China Weather Network, as the cold wave will continue to move southward on the 8th, precipitation in the north will decrease rapidly, and at the same time, the southern precipitation belt will also weaken and be depressed southward. Tomorrow and the day after, most of the country will be controlled by dry and cold air masses, with sunny or cloudy skies. At the same time, from today to the 10th, due to the influence of the strong cold wind blowing from the east and south, the temperature in most areas of the central and eastern my country will generally drop, and the temperature in many places in the north and south may reach a record low in six months.
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The Qianhuangdao Meteorological Observatory issued a red warning of blizzard at 0:22 on November 8. Snowfall continued until the morning of the 8th, and snow accumulations reached 23 to 30 centimeters in some areas. This is heavy snowfall which has been rare in the region for many years.
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Many residents said they have not seen such heavy snowfall in the last 20 or 20 or 30 years. Some measured the amount of snow accumulation at 23 centimeters, while others said it was closer to 30 centimeters. Even the tires of electric vehicles were covered with snow and the vehicles slipped.
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In addition to Qianhuangdao, Huludao, Liaoning province also issued a red warning for blizzard; The Hebei Expressway was under comprehensive control due to rain and snowfall, some station entrances in Shijiazhuang, Handan, Tangshan and other places were closed, and the passage of major vehicles was also restricted.
