Lifting of Heavy Snow Warning for the Entire Seoul Metropolitan Area

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow advisory for the entire Seoul area at 9 a.m. on the 19th. A heavy snow advisory is issued when snowfall is expected to accumulate 5 cm or more within 24 hours. Snow is falling on the streets of Myeongdong, Seoul, on this day.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] It snowed throughout the morning on the 19th in Seoul, accumulating more than 3 cm so far.

In the central region, many places had daytime temperatures below freezing, and after snowfall, the air tends to become cold and dry, so caution is advised on icy roads in areas where snow has fallen.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, as of 3 p.m., the snowfall in Seoul (Songwol-dong, Jongno-gu) is 3.5 cm.

Snowfall in Eunpyeong-gu (Jingwan-dong) is 3.8 cm, and in Nowon-gu (Gongneung-dong), 3.6 cm has accumulated. In Seodaemun-gu (Sinchon-dong), snow is 2.7 cm, and around 1 cm has accumulated in Seocho-gu and Gangseo-gu. More snow has accumulated in the West Sea 5 Islands and northern Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces than in Seoul.

As for the current snowfall amounts, Daeyeonpyeongdo in Ongjin-gun, Incheon has 6.7 cm, Pocheon-si (Idong) in Gyeonggi 7.6 cm, Yeoncheon-gun (Sinseo) 6.5 cm, Paju-si (Jeokseong) 4.2 cm, Goyang-si (Neunggok) 4.1 cm, Dongducheon-si 4.3 cm, and Yangju-si 3.9 cm.

In Gangwon, Seoraksan has 22.5 cm of snow, Misiryeong 13.0 cm, Cheorwon-gun 8.3 cm, Hongcheon-gun (Guryongryeong) 6.9 cm, and Hwacheon-gun 6.1 cm.

In Chungnam, Seosan-si (Daesan) currently has 5.3 cm of snow, while Taean-gun and Dangjin-si have snowfall amounts of 4.4 cm and 1.2 cm respectively.

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