Sound familiar?
Maybe for Atlanta or Dallas, but half an inch of snow here in Minnesota hardly warrants plowing or shoveling. Even if the measurements are actually in centimeters rather than millimeters, 12.6cm is still only 5". Now, if the measurements were in meters...Heavy snow hits north China, disrupting traffic, classes
Beijing traffic authority has decided to go all out to deal with possible traffic jams or accidents during peak hours Monday morning after a snow storm Sunday caused traffic breakdown in the national capital.
"Low temperature and ice-covered roads are expected to severely affect local traffic on Monday morning," said Song Jianguo, head of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
More than 7,000 traffic police will be deployed to patrol the city's main roads from 7:00 a.m. on Monday, and more than 5,000 volunteers to maintain order on crowded bus stops, said Song...
Due to the snow storm, education authorities in Beijing and Tianjin announced on Sunday that classes in primary and middle schools would be suspended on Monday...
"The yellow alert means that the snowfall is going to turn heavier to above 6 millimeters in the next 12 hours," said Guo Hu, the bureau chief.
He said that the northern part of Beijing received the most snowfall, or 12.6 millimeters [0.5 inches] by Sunday morning. The average snowfall in the city reached 4.8 millimeters [0.19 inches].
The snowfall in Beijing set a daily record since 1951, according to the National Meteorological Center.
"I don't remember I have ever seen such a big snowfall in the city. I am wondering about tomorrow's traffic, as snow has blanketed roads," said a local resident surnamed Zhou in her 30s.
The city government has mobilized 300,000 people to clear the snow...
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 12:09 PM
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The cold is real cold and the photos of the snow make it look more significant than the earlier story indicated.
China extends alert for cold wave on Sunday evening
"China's Central Meteorological Station (CMS) on Sunday evening issued the third orange alert since the first one on Saturday, extending the warning against a strong cold wave and strong wind...
"From Tuesday to Wednesday morning, temperature in the northern parts of north China was forecasted to slump to minus 20 to 32 degrees Celsius [-4° - -25°F], and the central and south regions in north China and areas long the Yellow and Huaihe rivers would drop to minus 10 to 18 degrees Celsius..."
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