A new round of blizzard will sweep across the middle and eastern provinces and many primary and secondary schools to suspend classes.
BEIJING, Beijing, January 24 (Xinhua) Affected by strong cold air, a new round of large-scale rain and snow in the central and eastern regions kicked off. According to the weather forecast, it will enter the strongest snowfall period today and tomorrow, and there will be heavy snow in Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu.
In response to the blizzard weather, many notices of suspension of classes in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools were issued. The National Disaster Reduction Committee, the National Defense General, the Ministry of Agriculture and other departments have also made emergency arrangements to deal with the large-scale low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather.
The "freezing" in the central and eastern regions continued to hit a new low this winter.
In the past few days, the central and eastern regions have suffered from a wide range of cold wave weather, and many places have continuously hit a new low this winter. According to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the temperature will continue to be "diving" in the next few days.
From the night of the 23 rd to the 26 th, there are still 4 ~ 5 northerly winds in parts of the central and eastern regions, with gusts of 6 ~ 7; The temperature in Huanghuai and most parts of the south has dropped by 6 ~ 8℃, and the temperature drop in some areas can reach 10 ~ 12℃. The average daily temperature in most parts of central and eastern China is 2 ~ 5℃ lower than normal, and in some areas it is more than 6℃ lower.
During this period, the lowest temperature 0℃ line will be pressed south to the northeast of Jiangnan to the northeast of Guangxi and the south of Guizhou, and the -10℃ line is located in the eastern part of Huanghuai-the southern part of North China-the eastern part of Northwest China.
From 27th to 31st, due to the influence of supplementary cold air, the temperature in the central and eastern regions will drop from north to south, and will remain low.
According to the meteorological department, this will be the most extensive, longest-lasting and most serious freezing weather process in China since this winter.
A new round of blizzard is coming! Today and tomorrow are the strongest snowfall periods.
In addition to the great cooling, the "rain and snow" in this round of low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather will show its power in the next few days.
According to the forecast, the strongest snowfall period is from the day of the 24th to the night of the 25th, and from 20: 00 on the 24th to 20: 00 on the 25th. There are blizzards in Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu, and the local snow can reach more than 40cm.
There are moderate to heavy snow or sleet in the southeastern part of the northwest, southwestern Shanxi, western and southern Huanghuai, Jianghan, Jianghuai, western and northeastern Jiangnan, among which there are blizzards in southeastern Shaanxi, southern Henan, most of Anhui, western Jiangsu and central and northern Hubei, and there are local blizzards.
From 20: 00 on the 25th to 20: 00 on the 26th, the snowfall area moved eastward, and the intensity was slightly weakened. There are moderate to heavy snow and local snowstorms in southern and eastern Hubei, south-central Anhui, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang.
Reporter Zhong Xinshe
Deploy in many places to deal with blizzard weather: kindergartens, primary and secondary schools are closed
It is worth mentioning that some of the above-mentioned areas that will be swept by snowstorms have already experienced a round of heavy snowfall at the beginning of this month. When the blizzard comes again, many places have also deployed prevention and response work in advance.
In Anhui, the office of Anhui Disaster Reduction and Relief Committee issued an urgent notice, requiring all localities to investigate various hidden dangers, and people in dangerous areas should be transferred in advance and properly resettled.
The education departments of Huangshan, Hefei, Chizhou and other cities in Anhui announced that from January 24 to 28, schools, kindergartens and rural high schools in the compulsory education stage in the city were suspended, and the final exams were suspended.
In Jiangsu, Suzhou Education Bureau informed all primary and secondary schools (kindergartens) in the city to suspend classes on the 25th and 26th. Wuxi Education Bureau informed all primary and secondary schools (including vocational schools) and kindergartens in the city to suspend classes for two days on 25th and 26th, and the final examination time for primary and secondary schools was arranged on January 29th-30th.
In Hubei, the official of the Emergency Office of Wuhan Municipal Government issued a message, asking all levels of government departments and relevant enterprises and institutions to properly purchase and reserve some snow melting agents, brooms, shovels and other snow removal materials and tools to prepare for snow melting and sweeping.
Multi-sector emergency deployment to minimize disaster losses
A few days ago, the office of the National Disaster Reduction Committee issued an urgent notice in response to the freezing weather with the widest range, the longest duration and the most serious impact after winter.
The National Disaster Reduction Committee requires that all localities should take effective measures, co-ordinate resources of all parties, focus on solving practical difficulties caused by disastrous weather to people’s production and life, do a good job in disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, ensure the safety of people’s lives and property, and minimize disaster losses.
In addition, the National Defense General issued a notice to the flood control and drought relief headquarters of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guizhou, Shaanxi and other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the flood control and drought relief headquarters of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Pearl River and Taihu Lake on the 22nd, urging all localities to effectively strengthen emergency duty and consultation analysis, closely monitor changes in freezing rain and snow, strengthen monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and implement various preventive measures in advance.
In view of the impact of low temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather on agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture has also urgently deployed prevention and response work, requiring agricultural departments at all levels to consciously take prevention of low temperature, rain, snow and freezing disasters as an urgent task at present.
The Ministry of Agriculture requires that all localities should thoroughly analyze the impact of low temperature, rain and snow weather on the supply of agricultural products, pay close attention to market trends, release supply and demand information in a timely manner, guide farmers to harvest mature agricultural products in a timely manner, and strive to increase the market supply. (End)