In the Hirosaki area, the 24-hour precipitation on February 16 was the highest ever recorded for February, with 22 centimeters of snow falling from the night before to the morning.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the amount of precipitation from the start of the rain at Hirosaki from 2:00 p.m. on February 15th to 1:30 p.m. the following day on the 16th was 40.5 mm, the highest 24-hour precipitation in February in 1993 (Heisei 5). This surpassed the 39mm recorded on May 25th, making it the highest in observation history. Snow started falling at 7pm on the 15th, and by 9am on the 16th, the snowfall had reached 22 centimeters, the deepest snowfall of the day in Hirosaki, and residents were seen busy shoveling snow from the morning.

At Hirosaki Park, branches and trunks of cherry blossom and pine trees were broken due to the weight of snow. Yuji Ebina of Hirosaki City's Parks and Greenery Division said, ``Damage such as broken branches due to snow occurs every year, but wet snow is rare in February.There is a danger of falling snow and fallen branches, so be careful when passing under trees. I want it,” he says.

Operations on the Konan Railway Owani Line had been suspended since the morning due to a fallen tree, but operations resumed at 11:30. According to Tohoku Electric Power Network, about 1,300 homes in Hirosaki City were without power, which was attributed to trees touching or falling due to ice and snow, but the power was restored by 3:34 p.m.

In the Tsugaru area, including the Hirosaki area, there was no snow until the 15th, and it was heavy snow after rain, so many people on social media lamented the return of winter and the rapidly changing weather. With temperatures forecast to reach 10 degrees Celsius or higher over the weekend and early next week, some said the snow would melt again soon.