The Jiaozi Mountain in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province, saw its first snowfall of the winter on Sunday, as a strong cold front and heavy rain have prompted provincial authorities to activate a Level IV flood emergency response across eight prefectures and cities.
Snow began falling on parts of the mountain higher than 3,850 meters in altitude later in the day, with the snow depth reaching 3 centimeters by the evening.
The cold front and moisture from the southwest are forecast to bring heavy to torrential rain to parts of the province including Chuxiong, Pu'er, Lincang, Dehong, Baoshan, Dali, Nujiang and Lijiang, according to the Yunnan Provincial Meteorological Observatory. High-altitude areas of Lijiang are expected to see moderate to heavy snow, with blizzards in places, while Zhaotong, northern Qujing and high-altitude parts of Diqing are forecast to see sleet.
The provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters activated a Level IV flood response for Baoshan, Chuxiong, Pu'er, Dali, Dehong, Lijiang, Nujiang and Lincang. The meteorological observatory issued a Level IV rainstorm warning at the same time.
First snowfall hits high-altitude mountainous areas in southwest China's Yunnan
