Due to the strong cold air in the sky, snow continued to fall mainly in northern Japan and the Sea of ​​Japan side of eastern Japan, and on the morning of the 26th, the temperature was severely below freezing nationwide.

It is necessary to continue to pay close attention to the impact on traffic due to snow accumulation and frozen road surfaces, as well as the freezing of water pipes.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, snow continues to fall mainly on the Sea of ​​Japan side of northern Japan and Hokuriku due to the effects of winter-type atmospheric pressure distribution and cold air above.



The amount of snow that fell in the 24 hours until 5:00 a.m. was


▽ 41 centimeters in Mogami Town, Yamagata Prefecture,


▽ 36 centimeters in Matsuriba, Ichinoseki City,


▽ ▽ 24 centimeters in Inotani, Toyama City, and so on.

In addition, strong winds continued in northern Japan, and the maximum instantaneous wind speeds


of 36.4 meters in Rausu Town, Hokkaido


and 28.2 meters in Happo Town, Akita Prefecture were observed in the three hours until 5 am.



On the morning of the 26th, it was severely cold all over the country, and the lowest temperature by 5:00 am


was minus 11.6 degrees in Nagano City,


minus 10.2 degrees in Sapporo City


, minus 4 degrees in Okayama City, and minus 4 degrees


in Kumamoto City. -3.4 degrees,


-3.2 degrees in Kyoto,


-2.9 degrees in Kochi, -2.8 degrees in


Nagoya, and -2.4 degrees


in central Tokyo.



The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for due attention to the impact of heavy snow and blizzards on traffic, as well as freezing water pipes and managing crops.



This winter, too, many people have died in accidents during snow removal work after the snow has stopped.



Please take sufficient measures to ensure safety, such as working with two or more people.