TOKYO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — A heavy snow warning was issued for central Tokyo on Friday by the climate company right here, with the inclement climate disrupting transportation providers.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the alert for Tokyo’s 23 wards, warning that later within the day the snow might flip to sleet after which rain, making night rush hour driving situations doubtlessly hazardous if the roads develop into icy.
As a results of the snow, Japanese Airlines canceled a complete of 57 flights to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo scheduled for Friday, whereas All Nippon Airways additionally canceled a variety of its home flights.
East Japan Railway, in the meantime, mentioned it’ll droop all operations of the Yamagata Shinkansen bullet prepare line as of Friday night.
Other railway providers in japanese Japan might also see providers delayed or suspended, experiences mentioned.
The climate company mentioned a chilly air entrance and low atmospheric stress mixed precipitated the snowfall from Friday morning within the Kanto-Koshin area in japanese and central Japan, with Tokyo’s 23 wards additionally affected.
The snow warning may very well be expanded to a wider a part of the japanese aspect of the nation if the unstable stress system continues for longer than anticipated or temperatures on the bottom fall additional inflicting the snow to assemble.
Through 6 a.m. native time on Saturday, central Tokyo might see 5 centimeters of snow, whereas the encompassing, extra mountainous areas, might see as a lot as 40 cm, climate officers mentioned.