The worst November snowstorm in half century has hit Seoul, grounding hundreds of lights countrywide and disrupting commuter traffic in the capital.

The worst November snowstorm in half century has hit Seoul, grounding hundreds of lights countrywide and disrupting commuter traffic in the capital

The first snow of the late-fall season grounded flights and triggered a weather warning throughout the South Korean capital.

South Korea's capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said.

Seoul experienced the heaviest November snowfall on record, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Nov. 27. Around 16.5 centimeters of snow blanketed the capital city overnight as of 7 a.

More than 20 centimeters of snow blanketed parts of Seoul, Wednesday, disrupting traffic and causing massive inconvenience to commuters.