From 17:00 on October 17, due to the cold air, the northern mountainous area of Hejing County in Xinjiang suddenly experienced strong winds and snowfall. The visibility was less than 20 meters. The snow cover froze on some sections, and the thickness of the snow cover reached 10 cm. As a result, the 412 km to 442 km section of the North and South Xinjiang Aortic National Highway 218 did not have traffic conditions.

From 17:00 on October 17, due to the cold air, the northern mountainous area of Hejing County in Xinjiang suddenly experienced strong winds and snowfall. The visibility was less than 20 meters. The snow cover froze on some sections, and the thickness of the snow cover reached 10 cm. As a result, the 412 km to 442 km section of the North and South Xinjiang Aortic National Highway 218 did not have traffic conditions.