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Jan 6-8 Winter Storm Observations


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They just dropped a Blizzard Warning on us here in Chesapeake, VA

 

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BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 10PM EST FRI UNTIL 10PM EST SAT ...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 THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. &&
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