There will be heavy snowstorms in the north of Shandong Province, north of Jining, Heze, northwest and central Shandong. In other areas, there may be light to moderate rain to light to moderate snow or light snow.
Yes, there would be an extreme blizzard in Shandong Province. According to the warning information issued by the Shandong Provincial Meteorology Observatory, due to the combined influence of strong cold air and warm and humid air currents, it is expected that heavy snowfall will occur in Shandong Province from the night of the 19th to the 22nd. The warning mentioned that there would be heavy snowstorms in some areas, and the snow depth could reach 20 centimeters or more. This extreme blizzard weather would have a greater impact on traffic, and road icing would also become a problem. Therefore, Shandong Province would indeed face extreme blizzards.
The blizzard was about to reach Shandong. According to the forecast of the observatory, Shandong Province will be affected by strong cold air. From the afternoon of the 9th to the 12th, Shandong will usher in cold weather accompanied by strong winds, rain, snow and cooling. It was estimated that the temperature drop would reach 8 - 10 ° C, and in some areas, it would even exceed 16 ° C. As for Jinan City, it was estimated that the highest temperature during the day would drop to about 12 ° C. There would be sleet on Sunday afternoon and heavy snow in the evening. Blizzard might occur in some areas. The snow would last until around 20 o'clock the next day. It would turn cloudy on the 11th, but the probability of rainfall was still 80%. Other search results also mentioned that Shandong Province would welcome a moderate to heavy snowfall. Therefore, it could be confirmed that Blizzard was about to arrive in Shandong.
According to the weather forecast released by the weather observatory in Qingdao City, there would be heavy snow to blizzard on the 21st. Starting from the early morning of the 21st, heavy snowfall will occur from south to north. There will be sleet in the south and snow in the north. From day to night, there would be heavy snow and blizzards in the city. The accumulated rain and snow could reach 10-20 mm, and the snow depth was estimated to be 7 - 15 cm.
Henan and Shandong will be affected by the blizzard. The Henan Provincial Meteorology Station issued an orange warning of blizzard. It was estimated that from 20:00 on December 13 to 08:00 on December 15, blizzards or heavy blizzards would occur north of the Yellow River in Henan Province and some cities such as Sanmenxia, Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, northern Xuchang, northern and southern Pingdingshan, Nanyang, western Zhumadian, etc. The Shandong region was also in the yellow warning of blizzard. Jinan City had already issued a red warning signal of blizzard. It was expected that there would be blizzards from noon to night in the city, and there might be heavy blizzards in some areas. Therefore, the latest news showed that Henan and Shandong regions would welcome blizzard weather.
There will be moderate to heavy snow and local blizzards in many areas of Shandong Province. According to the warning information from the observatory, the snow depth in Heze, Jining, northern Taizhou, northwest Shandong and central Shandong would reach 5 to 10 centimeters. In addition, there will be moderate to heavy rain in the southern coastal areas, while other areas will have light to moderate rain to light snow. The rainy and snowy weather would last until the day of the 11th. Due to the low temperature, snow and road ice may occur in snowy areas. Pay attention to traffic safety.
The difference between a blizzard and a heavy blizzard was the amount of snow. According to the information provided, a heavy snowstorm referred to a snowfall of 10.0 to 19.9 millimeters within 24 hours, while a heavy snowstorm referred to a snowfall of 20.0 to 29.9 millimeters within 24 hours. Therefore, the snowfall range of a blizzard was smaller than that of a major blizzard.
There would be a blizzard in Qingzhou. According to the forecast of the observatory, due to the influence of the Jianghuai cyclone and cold air, it was expected that Qingzhou would experience large-scale snowfall and strong winds from February 4 to 7. The specific forecast showed that the snowfall would begin on the afternoon of the 4th, mainly concentrated on the night of the 4th. There would be heavy snow and partial blizzard in the southern region, and moderate snow and partial heavy snow in the north. At the same time, from the 4th to the 5th, the north wind was strong. There were 4 - 5 gusts in the inland areas and 6 - 7 gusts in the northern sea area. This weather process will have a great impact on transportation, marine production, facility agriculture and outdoor operations, so it is necessary to strengthen precautions. Therefore, according to the information provided, Qingzhou would experience a blizzard.
The exact location of Dongyi in Shandong was not mentioned, so it was impossible to know.
It was so big that there was no clear value for the thickness of the snowstorm. Different documents and standards had different definition of Blizzard. According to the standards of the China Weather Bureau, the snowfall of a heavy snowstorm was 7.5 to 14.9 millimeters, while the snowfall of a heavy snowstorm was 30.0 millimeters or more. However, it did not provide the exact thickness of the blizzard. Therefore, it was impossible to accurately answer the thickness of the blizzard.
Dongyi Town was located in the Donggang District of Shandong Province.