Since the morning of today (the 2nd), rainy and snowy weather has occurred in many places in Shandong. At 14:30 on March 2, the Shandong Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued an orange blizzard warning and upgraded the yellow road icing warning to an orange road icing warning. Jinan City, Binzhou City, and Zibo City issued red blizzard warnings. This afternoon, a sudden blizzard hit Jinan. What is the weather condition like? How deep is the snow accumulation? What about the traffic situation?
The snow accumulation depth can reach more than 15 centimeters!
Jinan City issued a red blizzard warning: The maximum snowfall in one hour is about 8 millimeters. It is expected that the heavy snowfall will continue from the afternoon to the evening of the 2nd, with another 10 to 15 millimeters of snowfall, and the snow accumulation depth can reach more than 15 centimeters.
Binzhou City issued a red blizzard warning: It is expected that the snowfall in all towns (sub-districts) of Bincheng District, High-tech Zone, and Development Zone will continue from this afternoon to the evening. The cumulative snowfall will reach 15 to 20 millimeters, and the snow accumulation depth will be 8 to 12 centimeters.
Zibo City issued a red blizzard warning: Currently, the snowfall in Zhangdian District has reached 18.2 millimeters. It is expected that the snowfall in all towns and sub-districts of Zhangdian District, High-tech Zone, and Economic Development Zone will continue, and the snowfall will gradually weaken and come to an end at night.
Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in multiple districts of Jinan are suspended
In the afternoon of March 2, the Jinan Meteorological Observatory issued a red road icing warning and a red blizzard warning. Liu Chang, the chief forecaster of the Shandong Provincial Meteorological Bureau, said that the “double red” situation is very rare. The snowfall in Jinan has reached the level of a severe blizzard, which is extreme for the same period in history.
The reporter learned that to ensure the safety of teachers and students, multiple districts in Jinan have issued a notice of school suspension for March 3. As of the time of writing, Lixia District, Shizhong District, Huaiyin District, Tianqiao District, Licheng District, High-tech Zone, and Zhangqiu District in Jinan have all issued a notice of school suspension for one day on March 3. Teachers and students of all primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens and private schools) will have a one-day school suspension on March 3 (Monday), and boarding schools will not arrange for students to return to school on March 2.
All toll stations around Jinan are closed

According to the Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation, affected by the rainy weather, the ground of the expressway is slippery and the road visibility is insufficient. Some toll stations of some expressways in Shandong have taken temporary control measures.

The reporter learned that in order to deal with this snowfall, the Jinan Traffic Police have currently deployed nearly 2,000 police forces, and the urban management department has also dispatched more than 20 snow removal vehicles to ensure the travel of the public. As of now, all toll stations around Jinan are closed. Since it is raining first and then snowing this time, it will exacerbate the slipperiness of the road surface. We also remind everyone to be careful when going out to avoid danger.

Pay attention to safety when traveling!