From the evening of the 13th to the morning of the 14th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Meteorological Agency made an "urgent announcement for heavy snow", saying that there is a risk of heavy snow in the plains of southern Kanto such as the 23 wards of Tokyo.
On the morning of the 14th, delays and suspensions of public transportation may affect commuting to work and school, and there is a possibility that the car may get stuck or slip accident due to the freezing of the road surface, so it is for winter when driving. I strongly urge you to install your tires and chains.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there will be heavy snowfall in Kanto Koshin from now on the morning of the 14th, and it is expected that the amount of snow will fall more than the heavy snowfall from the 10th to the 11th of this month.
In the urgent announcement, we strongly urge you to thoroughly install winter tires and chains when driving a car, and even if you are wearing winter tires, make sure that the tires are not deteriorated or worn. increase.
In the event of heavy snow, it is also necessary to refrain from going out unnecessarily.
In January, when the snowfall in central Tokyo reached 10 cm and heavy snowfall occurred in the southern part of the Kanto region, many cars without winter tires got stuck on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, and according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, It took up to 14 hours to resolve the problem, and even on major national roads, there were many slip accidents involving cars without winter tires and chains.
For this reason, depending on how it snows, it is possible that highways will be closed over a wide area, and national roads that run in parallel may also be closed.
In the past heavy snowfall, the stalling of large vehicles led to a large-scale traffic impact, so if a business vehicle is stranded without winter tires or chains, it is possible to take administrative sanctions for malicious cases. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is calling for sufficient preparation, saying that it may be possible.
In addition, heavy snow may cause delays or suspension of public transportation over a wide area, especially in urban areas.
As it may affect commuting to work or school on the morning of the 14th, we are calling for you to act with plenty of time when you go out.