Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, with blizzard conditions likely across northeast parts of the country. The agency warned residents to be on guard for heavy snow,

This is the amusing moment a resident leapt into 4ft deep snow in Hokkaido, Japan. Footage shows a resilient local jumping onto the thick powder outside his home amid record-breaking snowfall in Obihiro on February 4.