Source: CCTV news client
From the evening of November 6, some areas of Tianjin began to rain, and today (7th) early morning rain turned to sleet and snow. The Tianjin Meteorological Observatory upgraded the blizzard yellow warning signal to a blizzard orange warning signal at 6:10 a.m. on November 7: at present, there has been heavy snowfall in most parts of Tianjin, and it is expected that there will still be heavy snowfall of more than 10 mm in the south-central and eastern regions of Tianjin in the next 6 hours.
The Tianjin Binhai New Area Meteorological Observatory upgraded the blizzard yellow warning signal to a blizzard red warning signal at 7:13 on November 7: the snowfall has appeared 12.1 mm from 4 o'clock to 7 o'clock, and the snow depth is 7 cm.
It is expected that there will still be heavy snowfall in the Binhai New Area during the day today, with snowfall of about 25 mm and snow depths of 20 to 30 cm.
The reporter learned from the Tianjin Municipal Traffic Management Department that as of 7:30, all highways passing through Tianjin were closed due to snowfall, and the Xingnong Bridge of Jinbei Highway in Dongli District was closed due to snowfall. From 7 o'clock on the 6th to 7 o'clock on the 7th, the number of accidents increased by 40% year-on-year, and the rain and snow road conditions were the main factors.
However, because today coincides with the weekend, the traffic flow is not large, and the traffic order is generally stable. According to the report of Tianjin Binhai International Airport, as of 7:40, the runway of Tianjin Airport was normal, and bk3129 took off at 7:33. (Reporter Chen Qingbin)