Blizzard in Henan is accompanied by lightning and thunder, and people talk about “thunder and snow” – The Epoch Times

[The Epoch Times, December 11, 2023](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Xia Song) From December 10th to 11th, many places in Henan Province were hit by blizzards, accompanied by rare purple lightning and thunder; in Zhengzhou, a large group of crows appeared in the blizzard. Crazy flying scene. People mentioned the old sayings, “Thunder strikes snow, people eat iron” and “Thunder strikes snowflakes, killing people without a knife.”

On the evening of December 10, blizzard weather occurred in the central, western and northwestern parts of Henan Province. The depth of snow reached 18 centimeters in some areas. Many highways were closed to traffic and some passenger trains were suspended.

The Henan Railway Department announced that 112 trains bound for Beijing, Xiamen, Chengdu, Taiyuan and other directions were suspended, and the Z306 and Z378 trains passing through Shangqiu Station on the Longhai Line were delayed.

Access to highways in Henan is also restricted. As of 5 a.m. on the 11th, 46 highways in Henan Province have banned vehicles from entering the station.

On the 11th, the Zhengzhou Municipal Education Bureau issued a temporary class suspension notice: all junior high schools, primary schools and kindergarten students in the city will be suspended. Waiting for notification when classes will resume.

The snowstorm in Henan came quickly and violently, and there were many strange phenomena, which attracted attention. Video shows that in the early morning of December 11, rare “thunder and snow” phenomena occurred in Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Yuanyang and other places in Henan.

Many Henan netizens were shocked by the huge thunder in the blizzard: “Yesterday there was thunder in Luoyang and Zhengzhou, and the thunder was very loud.” “It also thundered in Yuanyang.”

While it snowed, there was also purple lightning and thunder.
Since ancient times, “thunder and snow” have been considered a harbinger of disaster.

Some netizens mentioned the saying, “Thunder hits snow, and people eat iron.” That is to say, if thunder and snow occur in winter, it indicates a poor harvest, or even no harvest, and people will have no food to eat.

In addition, the author of the Toutiao article “Fantastic Sannong” said in an article titled “The strongest snowfall, lightning and thunder, what is the meaning of the old saying ‘Thunder and snow, new graves rise everywhere’?” This implies that the weather is not stable Good and poor crop harvests have resulted in increased deaths. And try to explain this rare phenomenon from a modern perspective.

Science popularization blogger, Weibo big V”“Wolf Mom” ​​of the Geothermal Research Institute posted a blog post saying: “On 20231210, there was thunder and snow in Zhengzhou, Henan, and purple lightning was rare. “

“Hanhan Notebook” commented: “It’s weird for me to go there, and why is there so much snow in Henan this year? “”“Wolf Mom” ​​from the Geothermal Research Institute replied: “The global climate is abnormal, and the cycles of major and minor disasters overlap. “

Some Douyin netizens said: “The old people in the village once said that thunder strikes the snowman and eats iron” and “Thunder strikes the snowflakes, and killing people does not require a knife.”

Some netizens said: “In the first month of 2021, I remember online reports that thunderstorms appeared in Henan, and floods occurred in the summer of that year. Thunderstorms appeared in the Northeast at the end of 22, floods occurred in the summer of 23, and now it has happened again in Henan. I don’t know in 24 If something happens again, I hope everyone is safe.”

In addition to “thunder and snow” and purple lightning, flocks of crows flying wildly in the snowstorm also appeared in Zhengzhou. A netizen in Zhengzhou posted a video on the evening of the 10th, saying, “It’s snowing in Zhengzhou, and there are scary crows in the blizzard… What’s going on in Zhengzhou… Have you all seen it?”

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