Due to the extremely strong cold air, snow is getting stronger on New Year's Day, mainly along the mountains on the Sea of Japan side of Niigata Prefecture, Hokuriku, and Tohoku.
Heavy snowfall is expected to continue over two days, so be wary of traffic impacts and be aware of avalanches, falling snow, and accidents during snowfall.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, extremely strong cold air has flowed into the sky, and due to the continued strong winter-type pressure distribution, strong snow clouds have intermittently flowed along the mountains on the Sea of Japan side of Niigata Prefecture, Hokuriku, and Tohoku. In some places, it has been snowing more than 30 cm in the last 12 hours.
Snowfall is increasing mainly along the mountains, and the snowfall at 11:00 am was
▽ 2 meters 16 cm at Okura Village Hijiori in Yamagata Prefecture, which has increased by nearly 50 cm in the last 12 hours, and
▽ Uonuma City
,
Niigata Prefecture. It is 1 meter 57 cm,
and it is 1 meter 52 cm in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
Snow is piled up even on flat ground, and it is
36 cm in Yamagata
City and 21 cm in Toyama City.
Expected snowfall from morning 1st to morning 2nd
Even over the two days, snow will intensify mainly in Niigata Prefecture, Hokuriku, and the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku, and it is expected that snow will increase even on flat ground.
The amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours until the morning of the 2nd is
80 cm in Niigata prefecture
, 70 cm on the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku
, 60 cm in Hokuriku, Gifu prefecture, and northern Kinki,
▽ It
is expected to be
50 cm in Hokkaido,
40 cm in northeastern Kansai,
and 30 cm in Nagano prefecture.
Expected snowfall from the morning of the 2nd to the morning of the 3rd
Furthermore, the amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours from the morning of the 2nd to the morning of the 3rd is
from 70 cm to 90 cm in Niigata prefecture and from
40 cm on the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku and Hokuriku in
all places along the mountains.
It
is expected to be
60 cm,
▽ 30 cm to 50 cm in Gifu prefecture,
▽ 20 cm to 40 cm in Hokkaido, Nagano prefecture, northeastern Kanto and northern Kinki.
Be wary of traffic effects and be careful of accidents involving snowfall
The Japan Meteorological Agency is wary of the impact on traffic and calls for careful attention to snowfall from roofs, snow accretion on electric wires and trees, avalanches, lightning strikes and gusts.
On the Sea of Japan side from the Tohoku region to the Chugoku region, where heavy snowfall has hitherto, snowfall is higher than normal in various places.
You need to be careful about accidents during snowfall.
Be careful of falling snow from the eaves and falling from the roof, and be sure to take safety measures such as working with two or more people.
88 empty flights canceled
Due to the snow, domestic flights between Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will be canceled for a total of 88 flights, mainly flights to and from airports such as Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku, and the impact is expected to continue for two days.
As of 11:30 am on the 1st, 56 flights for ANA and 32 flights for Japan Airlines have been canceled.
On the 2nd, ANA has decided to cancel 3 flights to and from Chitose Airport, Niigata Airport, Toyama Airport, etc., so Japan Airlines has no plans to cancel.
Airlines are calling for the latest information on their websites, etc., as the number of cancellations may increase depending on how it snows in the future.
Yamagata Shinkansen Stop driving all day between Yamagata and Shinjo
According to JR companies, there are sections where driving is suspended due to the influence of snow.
The Yamagata Shinkansen is an up-and-down line between Yamagata Station and Shinjo Station, and the operation is suspended all day for the whole day, and the operation is expected to resume around noon on the 2nd.
The other Shinkansen trains operate as usual, but depending on how it snows in the future, there may be delays and other effects.
There are places where the timetable is disturbed due to cancellations or delays in some sections of conventional lines in various places.
JR companies are calling for you to check the latest operation information on their websites.
Akita Expressway partially closed
According to the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, due to the influence of snow, as of 11:30 am, traffic is closed on the up and down lines between the Yuda interchange and the Omagari interchange on the Akita Expressway.
In addition, chain regulations are enforced in various places.
Expressway companies check the latest information on their websites, etc., and are calling on them to install winter tires and chains and drive at a reduced speed.