At 4:22 pm, the Niigata Local Meteorological Observatory announced "Niigata Prefecture Meteorological Information on Significant Heavy Snow" for the first time in the prefecture.
In Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, a remarkable snowfall of 26 cm was observed in 3 hours until 4 pm on the 8th, so this heavy snow is expected to continue until the evening of the 9th.
This is the first time that weather information on a remarkable heavy snowfall has been issued in Niigata Prefecture, and the Meteorological Observatory is calling for caution, saying that there is an increasing risk of large-scale traffic obstacles on the flatlands of Joetsu.