'Snow' on the west coast of North Jeolla Province and South Chungcheong Province...Dong-gun is raging, and the wind chill is 'tuk'

[Anchor]

All regions of Jeollabuk-do and the west coast of Chungcheongnam-do are under heavy snow warnings, and snow is falling repeatedly.

More snow is expected to fall in the region by Friday morning, with more than 10cm of snow falling, which is feared to cause damage.

The cold wave is also expected to worsen, and the wind chill will plunge to minus 20 degrees Celsius between today and tomorrow.

I'll connect you to a reporter for more information.

Reporter Jung Hye-yoon

Let's look at the snow situation first. Did it snow all night?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right. As snow continues overnight on the west coast, the special report has been expanded and strengthened.

In the Jeonbuk region, a heavy snow warning is in effect not only on the coast but also inland, and a heavy snow warning has been issued mainly in parts of South Jeolla Province and the west coast of South Chungcheong Province.

Snow clouds made in the West Sea continue to flow in this area, and snow continues yesterday and today.

The amount of snow that fell by 5 a.m. today was 16 cm in Sunchang Bokheung, Jeollabuk-do, 12.7 cm in Buan Julpo, 12.5 cm in Jeongeup, 12.7 cm in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do, and more than 10 cm in snow.

Snow is expected to fall up to 30cm more by Friday, mainly in the mountainous regions of Jeonbuk and Jeju, and 20cm more snow is expected on the west coast of Chungnam and Gwangju and Jeonnam.

In this area, strong snow of 3-5cm per hour is concentrated and damage to facilities can occur, so please be thoroughly prepared for surrounding inspections.

[Anchor]
Cold wave is also a problem, the weather seems to be colder than yesterday, but the temperature felt on the way to work decreases significantly?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right. Going to work this morning will be colder than yesterday and tomorrow than today.

The lowest temperature in the country this morning was Hyangrobong Peak in Gangwon-do, where the temperature was minus 14.8 degrees Celsius and the wind chill was minus 28 degrees Celsius.
In the metropolitan area of
, the temperature in Jangam-ri, Idong-myeon, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, has dropped to minus 14.1 degrees Celsius and the wind chill to minus 19.7 degrees Celsius.

In Seoul, the official temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius is currently 7.1 degrees, but the temperature in Gwanak-gu and Jung-gu has dropped to around minus 10 degrees Celsius due to lower temperatures.

As the cold air moves further south in the future, tomorrow's Seoul morning temperature will drop to minus 12 degrees Celsius, and the temperature will drop to minus 18 degrees Celsius,
Most of the
metropolitan areas will see their temperatures plummet to around minus 20 degrees Celsius.

The cold wave is expected to continue until the morning of the weekend and then ease in the afternoon.

The risk of freezing accidents can increase in the midst of a long cold wave, so preparation is necessary.

Also, be careful of freezing and sliding accidents in snowy areas.

I'm YTN Jeong Hyeyoon from Science and Technology.