Heavy snowfalls hit the Primorsky Territory with the four-month norm of precipitation for the last two days, Itar-Tass reported. The settlement Preobrazhenye was the hardest hit with 104-mm snowdrifts that exceeds the four-month norm. The three-month norm of 48-mm snowfalls was reported in Vladivostok for the foresaid period. The snowfalls were frequently accompanied with stormy winds. Squally winds reached 23 meters per second in Vladivostok and 31 meters per second at the meteorological station Posyet - 31 meters per second. A blizzard was reported on the coast, and thunderstorms were reported at three meteorological stations, the territorial meteorological center said. A strong cyclone hit the Primorsky Territory overnight to December 5. The cyclone has been raging over the territory for the last two days. The traffic was disrupted between the settlements, the airport was closed over heavy snowfalls for the last two days. On Monday morning, the cyclone has gone in the Sea of Okhotsk. The cleanup operation was launched in the territory. The traffic was fully restored, and the airport resumed operation. Some 1,500 passengers of six air companies will depart under the schedule in the course of the day. The sea navigation was fully restored. The road services are removing snow from the roads, the bus traffic was resumed in Vladivostok. --SPA
