Significant rain and snow in many places, long flight delays out of the two Beijing airports



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According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, there was significant rain and snow in the central and eastern regions, and severe cooling in the northeast and elsewhere. Affected by this, icing warning signs have been issued on roads and snowstorms in many places, flights from the two Beijing airports have been significantly delayed, and the Beijing two-way section of the Ring Road in the Capital area has been closed.

Source: Central Meteorological Observatory

Heavy rain and snow in many areas

The Central Meteorological Observatory announced that moderate to heavy snow or sleet and local blizzards are expected on February 28 and March 1 in parts of eastern Northwest China, North China and Northeast China. There were light to moderate rains and heavy local rains from Guanzhong to southern Huanghuai in Shaanxi.

Specifically, from the night of February 28 to March 1, there was a wide range of rain and snow in the central and eastern regions. Among them, there was moderate to heavy snowfall or sleet in parts of northern China, eastern Huanghuai, southern northeast. China and other places. Local blizzard, with accumulated precipitation of 2 to 12 mm, local of 15 to 30 mm; depth of freshly added snow 2 to 6 cm, local 10 cm; there are light to moderate rains in southern Shaanxi, western and southern Huanghuai, and southern areas. It’s raining a lot.

During the day on March 1, light to moderate snow or sleet occurred in parts of central and eastern Gansu, central and southern Ningxia, northern Shaanxi, northwest Shanxi, southeast Inner Mongolia, western and northern Liaoning. , central and western Jilin, and central and eastern Heilongjiang, local heavy snow (5-7 mm), moderate rainfall in parts of southern Hebei, central Henan, eastern Hubei and northern Hunan.

Affected by the cold air, at 2:00 p.m. on March 1 compared to 2:00 p.m. yesterday (February 28), there was a significant drop in temperature in northern North China, Inner Mongolia and the most of the northeastern region, with a temperature drop of 6-10 ° C. Southeast Inner Mongolia, western and northern Liaoning, the central and western parts of Jilin of the region fell from 12 to 19 degrees Celsius.

Early warning of icy roads and blizzards in many places

Affected by snow and temperature, since the early morning of March 1, warning signs such as yellow road icing warning, blue blizzard warning and blue gale warning have been issued in many places.

Among them, Beijing Haidian District, Daxing District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Chaoyang District, Changping District, Miyun District, Mentougou District, Fangshan District, Huairou District, Pinggu District, etc. have issued yellow warning signs for icing on roads and Shandong Province has issued roads. Yellow warning sign for freezing; Qinhuangdao City in Hebei Province issued a blue blizzard warning sign; Liaoning Province issued an orange blizzard warning sign; various districts in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Yueyang City, Hunan Province and Suzhou City, Anhui Province issued strong blue wind early warning signals.

Large-scale delays on outbound flights from the two Beijing airports

In terms of traffic, according to the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, due to snowfall in the Hebei section, the Beijing two-way section of the Capital Region Ring Highway was closed. The Beijing Public Transportation Group announced that on February 28 there was rain and snow in Beijing and the surrounding mountain areas. At 7:30 on March 1, due to rain and snow, the Beijing Public Transportation Group took temporary measures on 128 lines. there are 1 suburban routes, each with 1 stop measure; 127 mountain routes, with 116 stopping measures, 10 interval measures and 1 diversion measure.

Source: Feichangzhun APP

In addition, the Feichangzhun APP shows that at press time, Beijing Daxing Airport has canceled a small number of incoming flights, with a total of 85 cancellations and 102 irregular flights; long delays on outgoing flights, with a total of 84 cancellations and 128 irregular flights. Inbound flights at Beijing Capital Airport were canceled on a small scale, with a total of 93 cancellations and 103 irregular flights; long delays on outbound flights, with a total of 73 cancellations and 95 irregular flights.

Beijing Daxing International Airport announced in the morning that light snow weather continued at Daxing Airport. At 6:30 a.m., the accumulated precipitation was 13.7 mm and there was no obvious snow on the road surface. Daxing Airport has started de-icing assurance procedures. Snowfall can affect flight operations. Passengers are requested to pay attention to weather changes and flight status in a timely manner, plan the trip in advance, and pay attention to traffic safety.

The Central Meteorological Observatory recalled that a wide range of rain and snow cooling weather in the central and eastern regions, pay attention to the adverse effects of heavy rain and snow and strong cooling in northern China, northeast, Huanghuai and other places in transportation, urban operation, agriculture and animal husbandry, prevention and control of epidemics and influences on human health.

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