It is expected that in the next three days, as the cold air from the north continues to move south and the warm and humid airflow from the north to the north, the rain and snow in the central and eastern parts of the country will gradually develop and intensify, which is the strongest period of this round of rain and snow weather process, and the area from Jianghan to Huanghuai will encounter heavy snowfall to heavy snowfall; The eastern part of Southwest China, the northern part of Jiangnan, and the northern part of South China will also generally have moderate to heavy rain, with localized heavy snowfall. Due to the high energy of atmospheric instability, severe convective weather such as thunder and snow, thunder and lightning, and short-term heavy precipitation may also occur in the above-mentioned areas.
*Xu Jun, Chief Forecaster of the Meteorological Observatory: Since 2009, the strongest continuous rain and snow freezing process in the central and eastern parts of China has begun. From the southwestern part of Hubei to the north-central part of Jiangsu and Anhui, there has been more than 20 mm of sleet or snowfall. From the 3rd to the 5th, it will enter the strongest period of this round of rain and snow, from the southwest of Hubei to Shandong, there will be more than 10 mm, and the local can reach more than 20 mm of blizzard or heavy snow, and there may be extremely heavy blizzard locally. From the perspective of the process of rain and snow, it affects the central and eastern parts of China from west to east. From the perspective of snow depth, by 08:00 on the 6th, the accumulated snow depth from the southwest of Hubei to the south of Shandong can reach 10 to 18 cm, and it can exceed 22 cm locally.
Another significant feature of this process is freezing rain. From the 2nd to the 4th, there will be continuous freezing rain from the eastern part of Guizhou to the northern part of Jiangsu and Anhui, and the strongest period will be concentrated from the 2nd to the 3rd, with high intensity and long duration.
In most areas south of the Yangtze River, there will also be a wide range of thunderstorms, mainly from the night of the 2nd to the 5th. In the eastern part of Guizhou, Jiangxi and the northwest of Fujian, short-term heavy precipitation or Xiaoice hail may occur.
On the whole, from the 2nd to the 5th, in the central and eastern parts of China, due to the relatively large snowfall, there will be medium and high risks of heavy snowfall and rain and snow freezing. Poor visibility during snow, ice, rain and snow on the road may lead to traffic congestion or accidents, so please pay attention to traffic safety on your way home. In addition, freezing rain may cause short circuits or disconnections in power communication facilities. In terms of agricultural production, it is still necessary to do a good job in the reinforcement and inspection of sheds and other facilities, and remove snow in a timely manner.
The continuous precipitation south of the Yangtze River may induce geological disasters, and at the same time, to prevent strong convective weather such as thunderstorms, small partners who travel by plane need to pay attention to travel information in time.
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