the Japan meteorological agency has issued a heavy snow warning for Ishikawa prefecture and several other regions a powerful cold front is sweeping through the chuu area causing dangerous driving conditions and prompting authorities to urge Extreme Caution on the road this morning alone parts of the prefecture in including chubu joetsu and nagaa City saw a staggering 32 cm of snow in just 6 hours and it's not slowing down anytime [Music] [Applause] [Music] soon experts are now warning that the snowfall will continue intensifying even in low-lying areas if you're in chuu be extra vigilant hazardous road conditions are expected to persist through the 24th according to the nigata regional meteorological Observatory the worst hit areas so far include Mocha City with 32 cm of snowfall kashiwazaki City with 18 cm nagaoka City with 13 cm and shimonoseki town with 10 cm heavy snow warnings are now in place for nagaa City May abashi City mitsuki city and isaki City snow depths as of 10:00 a. m. paint an even Graver picture minam muan city has recorded an astonishing 3.
58 M of accumulated snow with t in town close behind at 3. 57 m tokamachi city has seen 2. 74 M uzawa Town 2 68 m joetsu city 1.
5 M and nagaoka City 1. 2 M and with a powerful cold front continuing to move in snowfall is expected to keep building through the day and into the next [Music] now let's look at what's coming in the next 24 hours forecasts predict 40 cm of fresh snowfall in chubu 30 cm in joetsu and 20 cm in Kanto the mountains will take an even bigger hit expect up to 70 cm in chubu 50 cm in joetsu 30 cm in kto and at least 10 cm in other regions and it won't end there the following 24 hours leading up to 6:00 a. m.
on the 24th will bring more heavy snowfall authorities are urging all residents in the chuu region to prepare for significant disruptions especially in transportation if you're driving winter tires are a must and larger Vehicles should be fitted with chains immediately in Mocha City where snowfall has been Relentless locals are working tirelessly to keep up with the accumulation one elderly resident in his 70s shared his thoughts saying I haven't seen this much snow in a long time 30 cm overnight is no joke [Music] an 80-year-old woman added I usually shovel once a day but today I've already had to go out twice shoveling is no small task especially for older residents so take it slow and stay safe meanwhile travel disruptions are piling up on the hokiku expressway conditions took a turn for the worst near The nagaa Interchange where heavy snowfall caused visibility to plummet and traffic to slow to a crawl at times even coming to a complete stop electronic signs flashed warnings about major traffic jams and accidents [Applause] public transportation has also taken a hit snow services on the joetsu line between a station and Minami station in gunma prefecture have been suspended until the 24th likewise operations on the ISU line between ISU kawaguchi station and ISU nozawa station in Fukushima prefecture as well as on the tadami line between tadami station and isuk kawaguchi station are halted due to the ongoing [Music] blizzard and if you rely on the U line in Akita prefecture be aware that service between Akita station and Minami odit station will be suspended until at least 4:30 p. m.
