Due to the strong cold air flowing in, heavy snowfall has occurred toward the dawn of the 23rd, mainly on the Sea of ​​Japan side such as Niigata Prefecture and Hokuriku, and the amount of snowfall is increasing.

It is necessary to pay sufficient attention to the impact on traffic and accidents during snow removal work, including Hokkaido, which has crossed the heavy snow pass but has a record snowfall.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, due to the strong cold air and the influence of winter-type pressure distribution, snow clouds that have developed mainly on the Sea of ​​Japan side such as Niigata Prefecture and Hokuriku are flowing in.



The amount of snow that fell in the three hours until 6 am on the 23rd


was 8 cm in Aomori City and


7 cm in Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture and Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano Prefecture.



In addition, the snowfall at 6:00 am is


1 meter and 35 centimeters in Joetsu City,


Niigata Prefecture, 1 meter and 12 centimeters in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture,


and 48 centimeters in Toyama City.



On the other hand, it snowed in the Iburi and Ishikari regions of Hokkaido, which had a record heavy snowfall on


the

22nd


.


We observed a snowfall of 1 meter and 20 centimeters at New Chitose Airport, which has affected traffic on the 23rd.



Although the heavy snow pass has been crossed, the amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours until the morning of the 24th

is expected to be


50 cm in Niigata prefecture and 30 cm in Toyama prefecture, and the

Japan Meteorological Agency is going to traffic due to heavy snow. We call on you to pay close attention to the effects of.

In addition, there have been a series of accidents in which people are killed by being caught in a snowfall while the snow is being unloaded.

Keep away from the eaves where snow may fall, and be sure to work with two or more people.