Let's start with the big chill... causing us all to shiver in South Korea.<br />It's another bitterly cold day with the lows dropping well into the double negative digits for most of the central region.<br />The frigid conditions are expected to continue well into the weekend.<br />Our Choi Si-young reports. <br />It's the coldest day of the year in South Korea.<br />The temperature in Seoul plunged to nearly minus 14 degrees Celsius overnight, but the wind made it feel like almost minus 20.<br />The mercury in the neighboring Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces plunged even further...with Suwon at minus 13 and Chuncheon minus 15.<br /><br />The southern cities of Gwangju and Busan were a little milder starting at minus 5 and minus 6 respectively. <br />A cold wave advisory is in place for parts of the Jeollabuk-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Chungcheong-do provinces.<br /><br />Some regions in Jeollabuk-do Province have also seen some heavy snowfall. <br />The counties of Gochang and Muan received up to 20 and 6 centimeters, respectively. <br />Heavy snow warnings and advisories are in place for those areas.<br />The regional weather agency expects up to three centimeters of snow and forecasts as much as 4 7 (47?... four to seven?) centimeters of snow along the province's western coast through Saturday.<br /><br />The agency is urging residents in those areas to drive safely and protect their crops.<br />The intense cold wave is set to stay in well into the weekend and early next week.<br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News. <br />
