Northern Japanese city hit with nearly 4 feet of snow in 12 hours
Residents in Japan’s northern city of Obihiro woke on Tuesday (February 4) morning to find their vehicles buried under thick snow and streets covered in white after weather officials said a record-breaking snowfall hit overnight.
From mild to wild: record snowfall buries northern Japan
After almost cancelling a popular annual snow festival due to unseasonable January warmth, record-breaking snowfall has hit Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries.
Parts of northern Japan see 1.2 meters of snow and more is falling
Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan 's northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying de
Hundreds of schools close as record-breaking 124 cm of snow hits northern Japan
Northern Japan received record snowfall on February 4. The city of Obihiro observed 124 centimetres of snowfall in 24 hours by 11 a.m.
Record-breaking snowfall hits northern Japan
Obihiro City, the northernmost Japanese island, has been experiencing heavy snowfall for more than 12 hours since Monday, setting a record for the country with totals nearing 130 centimeters, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
Parts of northern Japan have 4 feet of snow and more is falling
Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries
Record snowfall reported in Tokachi region of Hokkaido, northern Japan
Weather officials say a low pressure system and moist air caused record snowfall in Obihiro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan, from late Monday through Tuesday morning.
Record snowfall hits Japan's Hokkaido
A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system has brought record-breaking snowfall to Japan Hokkaido with Obihiro City witnessing over 1 meter of snow
Residents in northern Japan wake to find city blanketed by record-breaking snowfall
Obihiro city in Hokkaido records 1.2 metres of snow in 12 hours, weather officials say. Video credit: saron17 via Instagram
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Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country, with Obihiro receiving 120 centimeters of snow in just 12 hours on Tuesday.
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