On the morning of February 2, the city held a press conference on "2024 Spring Festival Spring Festival Weather Situation and Travel Safety Tips", at which the relevant persons in charge of the Municipal Meteorological Observatory and the Municipal Transportation Bureau introduced the situation and answered questions from reporters. The facts are as follows:
The scene of the press conference. Photo by reporter Liu Cheng and Liu Shuangxi.
Song Jinmei, director of the Municipal Meteorological Observatory
Dear friends:
Good morning! It is a great pleasure to be here at today's press conference. I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all the cadres and workers of the Municipal Meteorological Bureau, to express my heartfelt thanks to the best friends who have given strong support to meteorological work for a long time!
In order to implement the concept of "people first, life first" safety development, implement the spirit of the important instructions of the general secretary on safety production and the relevant decision-making and deployment of the municipal party committee and the city, further build a safe Spring Festival safety barrier, help the general public and related industries understand the weather situation and main weather process during the Spring Festival this year, scientifically arrange travel and transportation plans, better cope with the impact of adverse weather, ensure the safe and convenient travel of the people to the greatest extent, and make every effort to ensure the smooth and efficient flow of traffic and goods. This press conference is specially held.
According to the latest climate** (released on February 1), it is expected that during the Spring Festival in 2024, the temperature in our city will be close to normal or slightly higher; Precipitation is close to normal for the same time of year. It is unlikely that there will be a weather process similar to the heavy rain, snow and cooling in mid-December 2023, but it is still necessary to guard against the adverse effects of periodic snowfall and cooling. Cold air is still the protagonist of the weather stage during the Spring Festival. Affected by it, there will be three cooling processes and two obvious rain and snow processes in our city during the Spring Festival.
It is expected that during the Spring Festival, the average temperature in our city will be -3 -1, close to the same period of the year (-18) or slightly higher, during which the cold air activity is more frequent, and the cold and warm fluctuations are larger. There were three major cooling weather processes, which occurred on February 5-6, February 18-20 and February 26-27. During the Spring Festival, the precipitation in our city was 5 8 mm, close to the same period of the year (66 mm). During this period, there were two more obvious precipitation weather processes, which occurred in early February and late February, respectively.
The 2024 Spring Festival has kicked off, various industries have entered the "Spring Festival mode", the city's Spring Festival meteorological service work has been fully carried out, the city's meteorological, transportation, and public security departments have established an information sharing and collaborative linkage working mechanism, we will do our best to strengthen severe weather monitoring, forecasting and early warning, timely release of the latest forecast information, multi-channel bad weather warning reminders, and effectively play a good role in meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation as the first line of defense.
Liu Xichang, deputy head of the law enforcement detachment of the Municipal Transportation Bureau
Dear friends:
Good morning! Combined with the weather situation during the Spring Festival in our city just reported by the meteorological department, the transportation department suggests that the general public friends:
1.Before traveling, please pay close attention to weather changes, pay attention to real-time road conditions, plan your travel route, and try to avoid rush hour and dangerous road sections.
2.When passing through rural areas, pay attention to the vehicles and pedestrians on both sides of the road, and slow down and overtake cautiously when encountering sharp bends and steep slopes, long downhills, and roads near water and cliffs.
3.Traffic jams and crashes on snowy roads are increasing, so try to travel by public transportation to avoid possible troubles.
4.Friends who travel by public transportation should buy tickets at regular stations and get on the bus, and do not take passenger cars that solicit passengers, operate illegally, or carry passengers in excess of capacity, let alone take non-passenger vehicles such as cargo trucks and agricultural vehicles. In case of refusal to take taxis, detours, non-meter bargaining, illegal charges, etc., please save the evidence and call the traffic **12328 in time to report.
In addition, in order to cope with extreme weather, strengthen the organization of transportation capacity, and ensure the safety of people's travel and the smooth transportation of materials, the transportation department has carried out advance deployment.
The first is to unblock the communication channels of meteorological conditions and traffic order. The transportation department has established contact channels with meteorological, public security and other departments, strictly implemented the 24-hour duty system, grasped the weather change information in real time, issued early warning information to road transport enterprises in a timely manner, reminded drivers to pay attention to driving safety, and guided passengers on the way to travel reasonably and avoid danger scientifically.
The second is to make preparations for road transport emergency disposal. The transportation department has set up an emergency support team, formulated an emergency plan to deal with bad weather, major accidents and other emergencies, equipped with 307 emergency vehicles, reserved sufficient snow removal and rescue equipment, and carried out emergency drills to ensure that emergency response is quickly launched in case of emergency.
The third is to supervise and guide transportation enterprises to strictly implement the main responsibility. Supervise and urge road transport enterprises to strictly implement the vehicle safety inspection system, strengthen vehicle maintenance, and ensure that vehicle brakes, lights, wipers and other facilities are complete and effective. Supervise enterprises to carry out safety education and skills training for drivers, and improve drivers' driving safety awareness and response ability in bad weather.
Fourth, the capacity is scientifically allocated according to the passenger flow. Transportation departments at all levels will scientifically allocate transport capacity according to the actual situation during extreme weather to ensure sufficient trains and seats to meet the travel needs of passengers; Strengthen the scientific scheduling and service guarantee of various types of freight vehicles, ensure the smooth transportation of important materials, and provide strong support for the normal production and life order of the masses.
Fifth, continue to carry out law enforcement inspections in the transportation market. Focus on the illegal operation of vehicles and other illegal behaviors to carry out centralized rectification, strictly investigate and punish the illegal operation of passenger cars, remote operation and other behaviors in accordance with the law, to ensure the safety of the people's travel; Intensify highway inspections, and the road police will jointly do a good job in the management of overloaded and overloaded vehicles, and carry out key monitoring of road sections that are prone to snow accumulation and icing, so as to ensure that dangerous situations are discovered and reported in a timely manner.
In short, the transportation department will make every effort to ensure the safety of transportation in bad weather to ensure the safe and orderly operation of road traffic in our city.
Answering questions from reporters
NetEase News Reporter:
According to the forecast information released by the meteorological department, there will be a significant snowfall process in Hebei Province in the near future, will the Qinhuangdao area be affected by the snowfall, and how much snowfall can be?
Chief forecaster of the Municipal Meteorological Observatory Cui Fan'e
Thanks to the journalist, I am here to answer this question. According to the latest meteorological data analysis, from the night of February 4 to the day of February 5, there will be a light snowfall in all counties and districts of Qinhuangdao City, with a cumulative snowfall of 1 2 mm and a snow depth of 1 2 cm. The process mainly started at around 23 o'clock on the 4th and ended at about 12 o'clock on the 5th.
The snowfall process is mainly affected by the upper-air trough, the warm and humid air brought by the southward cyclone and the cold air returning to the south, and there is some uncertainty in the forecast conclusion. The meteorological department will closely monitor the weather changes, continue to pay attention to the snowfall process, and issue and update the forecast and warning information in a timely manner.
Affected by the cold air, there will be northeast winds of 5 6 with gusts of 7 8 and 4 5 and gusts of 6 7 in the coastal waters and coastal areas of Qinhuangdao City from the night of February 4 to the day of February 5. In addition to this, the snow is accompanied by cooling, from February 5 to 6, the minimum temperature in the city dropped by 2 4, and on the morning of February 6 the minimum temperature was -12 -11 in the northern mountains and -10 -9 in other areas.
Reporter:
In the snowfall forecast information issued by the meteorological department, it is often heard that the snowfall is in millimeters and the snow depth is in centimeters, and what is the difference between the two?
Song Jinmei, director of the Municipal Meteorological Observatory
Thank you for the reporter's question, I am here to answer this question. Snowfall and snow depth are two different concepts. Snowfall is the amount of snow that has been melted into water in a standard container and measured with a measuring cup, and is expressed in millimeters just like summer rainfall. Whereas, snow depth refers to the vertical depth or thickness of the snow on the ground from the surface of the snow to the ground, measured in centimeters.
Since the moisture content of snowflakes is different for each snowfall, the same snow depth corresponds to different snowfalls, for example, if the snowflakes are soft and the humidity is low, it is easy to form thick snow. Therefore, the meteorological department uses the amount of snowfall as a criterion for the size of the snowfall.
City Radio Reporter:
As an important link of inter-city transportation, what has been done to deal with snowfall?
Yang Longjun, director of the Highway Maintenance Center of the Municipal Transportation Bureau
The Municipal Transportation Bureau has always adhered to the principle of "people first, life first", regarded the safe and healthy travel of the people as the primary task, and took multiple measures to carry out the work of ensuring the smooth flow of transportation. The first is to increase the degree of attention. Set up a special work leading group, formulate the "Qinhuangdao City Ordinary Trunk Road Snow Removal and Baotong Emergency Plan", scientifically configure the emergency team, timely replenish and prepare enough snow melting agent, anti-skid materials and other materials, strengthen the maintenance and overhaul of snow removal equipment, so that emergency personnel, emergency materials, and snow removal equipment are in place, and comprehensively improve the emergency response level of the city's highway maintenance units. The city's ordinary national and provincial trunk roads totaled 1,090 kilometers, and 83 key road sections have been established to pay attention to bad weather. The second is to strengthen the linkage of departments. Improve the working mechanism of disaster risk consultation, research and judgment, and emergency response, actively consult and communicate with meteorological, emergency management, public security and traffic police departments, timely grasp meteorological changes, and carry out targeted analysis and judgment, to ensure complementary functions, resource sharing, and coordinated command, so as to grasp the weather conditions at the first time, find snow-covered road sections at the first time, and carry out snow removal operations at the first time. The third is to standardize snow removal operations. First of all, before the snowfall, the snow removal machinery enters each standby operation position, so that "the snow is the order, and the snow is cleared as soon as it is lower". Secondly, snow melting measures should be taken for slippery areas such as sharp bends, steep slopes, bridge decks, and ramps, so as to ensure the safety of vehicles during and after snowfall. In accordance with the principle of first focus and then general, priority should be given to the snow removal and smooth work of the driving lanes around the city, provincial boundaries, municipal boundaries and sharp bends, steep slopes, bridge decks, ramps, etc., and then expand to the general road sections, and finally remove the snow on the side of the road and in the middle of the belt, so as to remove everything and effectively ensure the smooth flow of the city's national and provincial trunk roads.
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Editor: Cui Tingting Editor: Gao Yuan.