Hiroo 27 cm, Obihiro 10 cm Forecast of heavy snowfalls of up to 60 cm in the south | Tokachi Mainichi News Web

2021/01/29 12:00

Hiroo City residents shovel the snow while it continues to snow (around 10 am on the 29th)

Due to the low pressure on the Sea of ​​Japan approaching the prefecture, it snowed in the Tokachi region since the early morning of the 29th, and the coastal area became stormy with wind. According to the Obihiro weather station, heavy snowfalls of 40 to 60 cm will occur in the south, and snowfall in the city of Obihiro and the north will also be 25 to 30 cm. The meteorological observatory issued a warning of heavy snowfall in the southern part of Tokachi to ask for caution.

At noon, the amount of snow is 27 cm in Hiroo, 21 cm in Kamisatsunai, Nakasatsunai and 18 cm in Memuro and Taiki. Obihiro is 10 cm tall. The depth of snow is 72 cm at Kamisatsunai, 71 cm at Hiroo, 63 cm at Taiki and 43 cm at Obihiro. Peak snow is from noon to afternoon on the 29th. On the 30th it will be cloudy and it will snow until dawn. A slightly strong wind of about 10 meters is expected to blow over most of the area around noon on the 30th.

All primary and secondary schools, Hiroo, Taiki, Nakasatsunai, Sarabetsu and Makubetsu-cho Churui, and four schools in Obihiro are closed. Six schools have advanced their time to leave school. Hiroo High School was closed for high school. Hiroo City stopped collecting garbage on the 29th.

In Hiroo City, residents were chased by shovels of snow in the morning. Nobuyoshi Suzuki (80) said: “I have been shoveling snow since early in the morning, but it will accumulate soon. I want it to settle quickly.”

◆ About meteorological data in Tokachi jurisdiction

・ Weather Disaster Prevention Information / Weather Forecast – Tokachi Mainichi Newspaper electronic version