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The strongest cold air in the sky, strong snow in Minekita
January 10, 2021 7:00 am
Citizens shoveling snow amid heavy snow = 10:25 am on January 9, 3-chome Matsumoto, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
On January 9, Fukui prefecture continued to snow mainly in Minekita due to the strong winter-type pressure distribution, with 103 cm (at 7:00 pm) in Fukui City and 157 cm (at 6: 00 pm) in the city of Ono. Recorded. It is the first time that the snowfall in Fukui City has exceeded 100 cm since the record for heavy snowfall in February 2018. The 24-hour snowfall amount is approaching February 2018. Public transport and logistics were disrupted, which had a great impact on the lives of citizens. The Fukui Local Meteorological Observatory said more than 50 cm of snow is expected to fall in the 24 hours until 6 p.m. on the 10th, and is calling for strict caution against traffic obstacles.
The meteorological observatory continued the warning of heavy snowfalls for the entire Reihoku area on the 9th. In Fukui city, a 56 cm snowfall was recorded in 24 hours until 5 am. The amount of snowfall was close to the 24-hour snowfall (67 cm) on February 6, 2018, which was a record heavy snowfall of over 140 cm, which was the highest in January until last winter. After 2:00 pm, “Fukui prefecture weather information on significant heavy snowfall” was also announced for the second day in a row. Ono City also set a new record in January with a 73cm snowfall in 24 hours until 4am.
According to the prefectural summary at 6:00 pm, a man in his 40s in Fukui City and a man in his 60s in Katsuyama City were slightly injured while shoveling snow. In addition, seven people in Fukui City and two people in Ohno City were sent for emergencies, but the extent of the injuries is unknown.
Due to this snow, the JR Hokuriku line was interrupted early in the morning on the limited express and scheduled trains, and the operation between Kanazawa and Tsuruga was suspended around 0:30 pm. The Koshimi Kita line also stopped driving all day.
The Echizen Railway and the Fukui Railway are closed all day. Keifuku Bus, Fukui Kotsu, etc. they have been suspended for general route buses, community buses and shared taxis.
The JR Koshimi Kita Line, Echizen Railway, and Fukui Railway will be suspended all day for 10 days.
Since there was a risk of cars getting stuck in the prefectural section of the Chubu Transit Highway, the Fukui Kita Junction (JCT) -Ono IC interchange was closed as of 1:00 pm and an intensive snow removal was carried out. The cancellation is scheduled for 8 am on the 10th. The Hokuriku Expressway was closed at 11:40 am due to a traffic accident on the upline between Maruoka IC and Fukui IC. The prefectural roads and national highways were also closed one after another due to car piles.
A total of approximately 1,450 houses in cities and towns, such as Shinbo in Echizen-cho and Ogaguchi-cho in Fukui-shi, had a maximum of 10 hours of power outage due to a downed tree cutting the wire. Even after the night, around 640 new houses were cut down in cities and towns, and by 8:00 pm, they have not been fully restored.
According to the Fukui Local Meteorological Observatory, the strongest cold air this winter is expected to flow into the sky at dawn on the 10th. Developed snow clouds are said to flow towards the same place one after another, and heavy snow continues for a short time, especially in Reihoku. The amount of snow for 24 hours until 6 pm on the 10th is 50 cm in the Reihoku Plains, 60 cm in the mountains and 70 cm in Okukoshi. The southeastern part of the ridge is expected to be 30 cm flat and 40 cm in the mountains, and the southwestern part of the ridge is expected to be 10 cm flat and 15 cm in the mountains.
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