According to the Kanas Scenic Area Management Committee, due to continuous heavy snowfall, at about 18 o'clock on February 11, an avalanche occurred in the section from Hanas Village to Jiadengyu on the S232 line. At present, the Kanas Scenic Area is still snowfalling, and the risk of avalanches along the road is extremely great, and the Traffic Police Brigade of the Kanas Scenic Area Public Security Bureau will continue to implement traffic control on all sections of the road in the jurisdiction
On February 11, according to the forecast of the ** Meteorological Observatory, from the afternoon of the 11th to the 12th, there was heavy to heavy snowfall in the Altay region, Tacheng area, Ili River Valley and other places; Local heavy snowfall or extremely heavy snowfall in the Altay region, with a cumulative snowfall of 20 30 mm, locally more than 45 mm, and a new snow depth of 25 40 cm, locally more than 50 cm.
National precipitation forecast map. According to the analysis of Xin Xin, a meteorological analyst at @China Meteorological Channel, the snowfall in the northern mountainous areas of Altay is extreme and rare in the same period. According to the situation forecast, there is a huge deep cold vortex + high-altitude trough in the upper reaches of the northern side of Xinjiang, and the water vapor transport and uplift in front of the trough, superimposed on the topographic uplift of the Altai Mountains, resulting in extremely heavy snowfall. The snowfall will also bring significant cooling. According to the latest yellow warning signal for cold wave from the Altay Regional Meteorological Observatory, it is expected that on February 11 and 13, the minimum temperature in most parts of the Altay region will drop by more than 12; On the morning of the 13th, the minimum temperature in the river valleys and plains of the whole region will drop to -19 -23, -23 -26 along the mountains, -27 -34 in the mountainous areas, and about -37 in Tuerhong Township, Fuyun County.
According to Cover News, Tianshan Net, ** Meteorological Observatory.