China News Agency, Fuzhou, February 20 (Reporter Long Min) On the 20th, many places in Fujian ushered in the first snowfall of the Year of the Tiger.
The Fujian Provincial Meteorological Observatory disclosed that from the night of the 19th to 8:00 on the 20th, snow appeared in the urban areas of 9 counties (cities, districts) in Zherong, Shouning, Zhouning, Pingnan, Pucheng, Ninghua, Qingliu, Mingxi and Sanyuan District. Or sleet, with snow in the urban areas of Zherong, Shouning, Zhouning and Pingnan.
The white snow in Nanyan Village, Fu'an, Ningde, decorates the ancient village, making it even more ancient.
Photo by Wang Jinqing
In addition, according to the reporter's knowledge, parts of Minhou County and Jin'an District of Fuzhou City, part of Xianyou County of Putian City, Jiuxian Mountain, Dehua County, Quanzhou City and other places also ushered in the first snow of the Year of the Tiger.
Affected by the cold air, the temperature in Fujian Province dropped significantly on the 19th.
As of 8:00 today, the lowest temperature in the urban area of 4 counties (cities, districts) of Shouning, Zherong, Zhouning and Pingnan is below 0°C, with Shouning being the lowest at -2.4°C; 37 counties (cities, districts) The lowest temperature of 105 towns and towns is lower than 0℃, and the lowest temperature is -8.5℃ (1800 meters above sea level) in Suixi Town, Jianning.
The Fujian Provincial Meteorological Observatory forecasts that from the 20th to the 21st, there will be light snow, sleet or freezing rain in most of Nanping, most of Sanming, the northern part of Ningde, some towns in the northern part of Longyan, and the northwestern mountainous areas of Fuzhou and Quanzhou. Road icing will occur.
On the 20th and 21st, the temperature was low in the morning, and the lowest temperature in urban areas of Nanping, Sanming, most of Longyan, western Ningde, western northern Fuzhou, northwestern Putian and northern Quanzhou could reach -2-4 °C, with frost or freezing.
Ningde Fuding Taimu Mountain, frost, snow and lake water constitute a natural landscape painting.
Photo by Chen Weixin
At present, Fujian has deployed preventive measures.
The Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission carried out all-weather real-time monitoring of 13 transmission lines that are prone to ice coating.
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics also ignited the enthusiasm of the southern people for ice and snow, and people in many places in Fujian set off an online and offline "snow-chasing fever".
On the online platform, "appreciating the snow in the cloud" has become a craze, and people in many places in Fujian have uploaded photos or videos of local snow scenes, which have received high-frequency forwarding and likes.
In response to the public's demand for online "cloud appreciation of snow", local media in Fujian sent multiple reporters to live broadcast.
The rare snow also caused many people to brave the cold wave to watch the snow up close and "check in".
Dahu Township, Minhou County, and Guling Tourist Resort, Jin'an District, which are closer to Fuzhou City, are "overcrowded", and there is a certain degree of congestion on the roads.
The Fujian Provincial Highway Development Center also revealed that due to the slippery roads in Xianfeng Mountain in Zhouning and East Lion Mountain in Zherong, there were too many people and vehicles to watch the snow, and the roads have been closed.
Ningde Shouning County was covered with a layer of white gauze.
Photo by Yuan Xiaohao
Early that morning, Xu He, a resident of Fuzhou, drove more than 40 kilometers with his 6-year-old son to watch the snow in Dahu Township, Minhou County. He told reporters that the Beijing Winter Olympics will make his son also pay attention to ice and snow sports, and today he specially brought his son with him. Come and see and feel, I hope that the son who was born and raised in the south has an intuitive feeling about ice and snow.
"Although the weather is cold, he is very happy today." (End)