WINTER STORM WARNING
Added on Jan 7, 2017
1005 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
…A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA…THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…
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GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…EMPORIA…WAKEFIELD…BARHAM…GWALTNEY CORNER…BACONS CASTLE…CHIPPOKES STATE PARK…HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE…POOLESVILLE…BOOTH FORK…WILLIAMSBURG…FRANKLIN
1005 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
* HAZARDS: SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH…15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
* TIMING: SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON…BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.