>From AccuWeather.com
Updated: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:30 PM
The heaviest snowfall in generations from Beijing, China, to Seoul, South Korea, yielded as of Monday to bitter, dry arctic cold.
In Beijing, the weekend snowstorm left between 6 and 12 inches of snow, said to be the city’s heaviest in nearly 60 years. The dump of snow brought Beijing, a city of more than 17 million, nearly to a standstill. Almost 1,000 flights out of Beijing were canceled Sunday. Numerous roads across the city were closed stranding travelers.
Following the snow, biting winds and arctic cold drove wind chill down to between -10F and 0F in city temperatures on Monday night, local time, neared 0F.
Farther east, the same storm unloaded a swath of heavy snow over the Korean Peninsula astride the border between North and South Korea. Up to 10 inches of snow, reportedly the most in more than 70 years, buried the vast city of Seoul. Here again, traffic was snarled on city streets and highways as flights through Gimpo Airport were delayed or scrubbed.
Frigid, but dry, weather will grip both of these cities through at least Thursday. Below-normal temperatures may persist through the weekend and beyond.
Story by Accuweather.com Senior Meteorologists Dave Samuhel and Jim Andrews.
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