Harbin welcomes its first snowfall, with local heavy snowfall in the next two days

China News Service, Harbin, November 3 (Reporter Wang Nina) As soon as the snow falls, Harbin becomes a fairy tale world. On the 3rd, the first significant snowfall this winter occurred in the urban area of ​​Harbin, marking the beginning of the snow-covered ice and snow season in Harbin. The Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory announced on the same day that heavy road ice or snow will occur in some areas of Heilongjiang from the 4th to the 6th, which will have a great impact on traffic.

At 8 o'clock that day, light snow was falling in the sky in Harbin, and a thin layer of snow had formed on the buildings and the ground. The children going to school gathered snowballs in the snow and chased and played in the snow.

On the Sophia Church Square, a famous landmark building in Harbin, some tourists happily took photos in the snow with the Sophia Church in the snow. On the streets of Harbin, the thin snow was crushed into ice, and cars moved slowly.

Affected by the shortwave trough, scattered snowfall occurred in Heilongjiang Province in the past 24 hours, with light to moderate snowfall in Heihe and Qiqihar.

The Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued an early road icing warning and heavy snowfall weather forecast at 16:00 on the 3rd: From the 4th to the 6th, heavy road ice or snow will occur in Heihe, Yichun, northern Qiqihar, northern Suihua, eastern Harbin, Hegang, Jiamusi, Shuangyashan, Qitaihe, Jixi, and northern Mudanjiang, which will have a great impact on traffic.

From the 4th to the 6th, precipitation in northern Heilongjiang was mainly pure snow or wet snow. There was heavy snow in southern Heihe, central and northern Yichun, northern Suihua, Hegang, and central and eastern Jiamusi. Among them, there was local heavy snow in central and northern Yichun (Tangwang, Fenglin, and Yichun urban areas) and western Hegang (Luobei), and there was light to moderate snow in other parts of the north.

The Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory reminded that roads in precipitation areas are slippery and there are serious roads with ice. Highways, railways and airports may be subject to control. Drivers and pedestrians must slow down. Freezing rain can easily cause power supply or communication lines to freeze, so relevant departments are asked to prepare for emergency repairs.