Not often you see a Blizzard Warning for Coastal Virginia!
WOW! Now there's a beach to head to. Any webcams from there???
Quote:
259 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT
CITIES OF HAMPTON...POQUOSON...NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH.
* HAZARDS: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME SLEET WILL MIX WITH
SNOW OVER NORFOLK...CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH.
* ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES: MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME
IMPASSIBLE.
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