Blizzard Blue Alert Released! There are blizzards in Gansu, Shaanxi, Yunnan and other places

The China Meteorological Administration launched a four-level emergency response

According to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Observatory, due to the joint influence of cold and warm air, from February 5 to 7, a new round of large-scale rain and snow will occur in the eastern and southern regions of the northwest region. There is light to moderate snow or sleet and rain-to-snow in the eastern part of the northwest region, western Huanghuai, jianghan, central and western Jianghuai, northern Jiangnan and northern Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, of which there is heavy snowfall in eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia, southern Shaanxi, southern Henan, western and northern Hubei, northern Hunan, south-central Anhui, southwestern Jiangsu, northwestern Zhejiang and northwestern Yunnan, southeastern Tibet, and local heavy snowfall in southwestern Hubei, south-central Anhui, northwestern Zhejiang and southeastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan.

After comprehensive research and emergency consultation, at 18:00 on the 5th, the China Meteorological Administration launched a four-level emergency response.

The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning for blizzards

The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a blizzard blue warning at 18:00 on the 5th:

It is expected that from 20:00 on February 5 to 20:00 on February 6, there will be heavy snowfall in parts of southern Ningxia, eastern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, southwestern Hubei, southeastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan, of which there will be heavy snowfall in southeastern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, and northwestern Yunnan. In some of the above areas, the depth of snow has increased by 3 to 6 centimeters, and the local area can reach more than 10 centimeters.

Defensive Guidance

1. Reduce unnecessary outdoor activities

2. Reinforce temporary structures such as trellises that are susceptible to snow pressure, and drive outdoor livestock into the pen for feeding

Source: China Meteorological Administration WeChat public account