The cold air has broken through...Cold weather in the freezer, heavy snow, and typhoon-like strong winds.

[Anchor]
Nationwide, the strongest cold wave is raging this winter.

In Seoul, the first cold wave warning was issued this winter, and this morning, the temperature felt in the central region, including Seoul, reached around minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the cold wave of the freezer came.

Heavy snow in Chungcheong and Honam regions and typhoon-like strong winds on the coast were added in the cold wave.

I'll go through the details with the reporter.

Reporter Jung Hye-yoon is here.

Perhaps because the weather has not been so cold, it was really cold today.

How much did the temperature drop?

[Reporter]
Yes, the lowest temperature this morning was in the mountains of Gangwon-do.

The temperature of Seoraksan Mountain and Hyangrobong Peak fell to around minus 25 degrees Celsius, and Hyangrobong Peak recorded a whopping minus 36.8 degrees Celsius.

The official temperature in Seoul was minus 10.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest this winter, and the temperature felt was around minus 18 degrees Celsius.

In particular, the lowest wind chill in the Jung-gu area dropped below minus 22 degrees Celsius.

In addition, the temperature was around minus 20 degrees Celsius in the cold weather below minus 10 degrees Celsius in northern Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province.

It can be seen as the strongest cold wave in the freezer this winter.

[Anchor]
A cold wave warning was issued for the first time in Seoul?

[Reporter]
Yes, it went into effect at 9 o'clock last night.

This is because the most powerful cold is going south, and the temperature is expected to remain below minus 12 degrees Celsius for more than two days due to the inflow of cold air between minus 30 and minus 40 degrees Celsius from the northern upper layers of Korea.

This is the first cold wave warning in Seoul this winter, while the temperature has been maintained higher than usual
In fact, this is the first time this winter that the temperature has gone down in Seoul because there was no cold enough to make a special warning for the cold wave
.

Recently, Seoul's first cold wave warning was issued frequently in early December with a cold wave.
Compared to
, it can be said that the cold wave came nearly a month later this year.

If you look at the screen for a moment,

As you can see, the special wave warning has been extended not only to Seoul, but also to the central part and northern part of North Gyeongsang Province, and has a slightly darker color

The painted northern part of Gyeonggi-do and North Chungcheong-do and North Gyeongsang-do are cold warning areas, where extreme cold is expected to be below minus 15 degrees Celsius for more than two days.

[Anchor]
Because of this, local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government are also on alert to prepare for freezing accidents, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, with a strong cold wave expected, the Seoul Metropolitan Government issued a freeze alert level from 9 a.m. today. The

'Frozen Boundary' stage is the third stage of the four-stage freeze forecast system, issued when the daily minimum temperature is below minus 10 degrees Celsius for more than two days.

At this temperature, even if the meter box is filled with a thermal insulation material, the possibility of freezing increases. During the cold wave, you should turn the tap water into thin pieces to keep the water flowing in the broiler.

Normally, in cold waves below minus 10 degrees Celsius, such as today and tomorrow, you can expect freezing only when you pour enough water to fill a disposable paper cup in 33 seconds.

If you let this level of tap water run for 10 hours, less than 300 won will be incurred based on household water bills.

[Anchor]
But why did it suddenly get so cold this week?

[Reporter]
This is because the cold ice air, which reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius, went south over the northern part of Korea.

It can be considered that the Arctic chill falls off and stagnates north of the Korean Peninsula and affects it.

If you look at the cold stream, you see a blue mass of air, right? It is cold air with temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius. A mass of air accompanied by this low pressure is rotating counterclockwise, pulling cold air down into the western sea of our country.

This trend has continued since the beginning of this week, and if you look at the wind coming from the West Sea and the center of high pressure in the north, the center will exit east by the morning of the 10th

You can see that the cold airflow is getting weaker.

According to the forecast, the temperature in Seoul is forecast to be -12 degrees today and tomorrow, but the wind chill is about 4 degrees higher tomorrow than today.

Also, the cold wind is strong during the day today, so the wind temperature is around minus 15 degrees Celsius, but you can see that the temperature will rise significantly from daytime tomorrow.

It can be said that the crisis of this cold is until tomorrow morning.

[Anchor]
Heavy snow in the cold is also an emergency. It's already been three days, how much has it fallen?

[Reporter]
Yes, this time, the snow was concentrated in Chungcheong and Honam regions.

The place with the most snow was Jeollabuk-do, where Seolcheonbong Peak of Muju Deogyusan Mountain recorded 29.3cm, and Sunchang Bokheung area also showed 23.1cm of snow.

In Chungcheongnam-do, 11.7 cm of snow fell from Chunjangdae in Seocheon.

A heavy snow warning and a warning are in effect in this area, and the snow is repeating its strong and weak, so the special warning is also strengthened and weakened again.

[Anchor]
But unlike last time, it seems that the eyes are focused on Chungcheong and Honam this time.

[Reporter]
Yes, it is. In the beginning of the last winter, there was unusual heavy snow in the Seoul metropolitan area, but

This time, a lot of snow was concentrated in Chungcheong and Honam regions.

Both times, the strong cold in the north moved south, causing snow clouds to form over the West Sea.

However, the last snow was created in Gyeonggi Bay, that is, in the western sea of the metropolitan area, as a strip-shaped snow cloud passage was created

has created a surrounding environment where a lot of snow can be made inland.

However, this time, it can be seen as a typical type of heavy winter snow.

As cold air flows into the West Sea from the northwest, snow clouds are created on the coast first due to the temperature difference between the sea and the atmosphere.

In addition, in the process of the wind becoming stronger and changing to the west wind and entering the inland, clouds hit the mountain range in Chungcheong and Jeonbuk regions, and in this process, snow clouds become stronger.

This is a typical form of heavy snow on the west coast.

However, this time, as the strong cold wave continues for a long time and the wind strengthens, the period of heavy snow is prolonged, and the areas where snow falls are expanding further inland.

[Anchor]
Then how much more snow was expected to fall until when?

[Reporter]
Yes, the snow on the west coast is expected to be the last crisis tonight.

The snow expanded inland is expected to continue further to the west coast of Honam in the early morning or morning tomorrow and then gradually weaken.

However, up to 15cm of more snow is predicted in the southern part of Jeollabuk-do until tomorrow on the west coast of South Chungcheong Province, so a lot of snow can fall and build up.

In many places, the total accumulated snowfall can reach around 30cm, so you should not let your guard down until the end.

[Anchor]
It's already snowed a lot, and it looks like there will be another crisis overnight, is there still a possibility of damage?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right.

This snow, humid and heavy snow may cause damage such as vinyl hausso and collapse of the shaft, so caution is needed.

However, a place where a lot of snow has already fallen or where a lot of strong and heavy snow is concentrated more than 3cm per hour
In
places, belated action, such as going outside to inspect facilities or clearing snow, can increase the damage.

In heavy snow areas, please evacuate to a safe place in advance or take measures in advance through self-guidance when you are concerned about dangerous situations.

[Anchor]
Last year, there were exceptionally large weather changes and many unpredictable weather phenomena, but I am worried because there are strong cold waves and heavy snow from the beginning of this year. Will the weather change in the rest of winter?

[Reporter]
Yes, first of all, there has been a strong trend of warming recently, and sea temperatures on the Korean Peninsula are maintained at high levels, so this winter is generally expected to be milder than usual.

Last December, the temperature was also high, but the strong cold in the north is falling south periodically, so the temperature change is large. This was the strongest cold, and the strong cold mass from the Arctic affected Korea, leading to a somewhat longer cold this time than the last time.

In particular, the winter has continued to be milder than usual, so even if the temperature goes down a little, it feels colder.

In fact, this cold wave of about minus 12 degrees Celsius appeared several times in December, so it was often said that it was an unusual early cold wave.

This year, it can be said that the extreme cold appeared in the middle of winter, when it was supposed to be cold.

This is the coldest and snowiest time of the year between Sohan and Korea. January 5th was Sohan, and January 20th is Daehan. If you look at it like this, the cold that has come now is not very unusual.

However, the cold wave continues somewhat long because of the stagnant cold in the north, and the cold wave continues for nearly a week, and the amount of snow continues to increase.

However, the cold will not continue, and it will gradually ease from the daytime on the weekend.

In its one-month forecast, the Korea Meteorological Administration expected temperatures to remain similar to or slightly higher than in previous years after the cold wave. Another cold continental high pressure expansion is expected by the end of this month, so there is a possibility that the cold will come. If this happens, the weather with large temperature fluctuations is expected to continue for the rest of the winter.

[Anchor]
What is the status of the special dry weather report in the East Coast area?

[Reporter]
The special dry weather warning is continuing in this area. There is no possibility of precipitation and the wind is strong, so the risk of fires such as forest fires is increasing, so you should thoroughly manage it without warning in this area.