Up to 9cm big snow comes from 6pm in Seoul

It is predicted that strong snow will fall on the way home from work in Seoul and other metropolitan areas on the 3rd, when the season is Ipchun.

On the 3rd, the Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow warning to all of Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Chungcheong, Sejong, and Gyeongbuk, saying that heavy snow is expected between evening and night.

In Seoul, it starts to snow from 6 pm, and it is predicted that 5 to 9 cm of snow will fall until midnight on this day. In eastern Gyeonggi and Gangwon-do, heavy snow of up to 15cm is forecast.

Estimated Snow Coverage Estimated Snow Coverage Estimated Snow Coverage is Seoul·Gyeonggi West, North Chungbuk, North Gyeongbuk Province 3-10 cm, Chungnam and South Chungbuk, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam Northeast Inland, Gyeongbuk Inland, Gyeongnam West Inland, Jeju Island Mountain, West Sea 5do, Ulleungdo and Dokdo It is 1-5 cm.

On this morning, a cold wave hit the country, with Seoul recording -7 degrees Celsius, but the current national temperature has risen sharply to -1 to 4 degrees. The Meteorological Agency predicted that after the snow stops tomorrow morning, it will become cold again due to the cold high pressure that follows from the low pressure. The minimum temperature tomorrow morning is expected to be -10~3 degrees. The Meteorological Administration called for special attention on the way to work tomorrow due to freezing snow that fell overnight in cold weather.

The Meteorological Administration said, “As the low pressure located in the north of China approaches our country, the cloud zone develops, and the warm, moist southwest wind blowing along the southern high pressure is developing this cloud zone more strongly.” I will stop at the dawn of tomorrow when I get the strongest fall at night and escape to the East Sea,” he explained. He added, “Please be prepared in advance so that there is no damage caused by snow, and the fluctuation of snow cover will be large according to the temperature change in the lower atmosphere.

The city of Seoul entered the second stage emergency work system from 2 pm on this day. The city has decided to put more than 8,000 people and 1,000 vehicles and equipment into the snow removal work.

Public transportation is also increasing. The intensive dispatch time for the 3rd and 4th rush hours is extended by 30 minutes. Intensive dispatch continues until 9:30 am for work and 8:30 pm for work. Accordingly, the number of subway operations will increase 36 times during the rush hour and 20 times during the rush hour. City buses will temporarily cancel nighttime reduction services for the prevention of novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

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