Charleston, SC Weather Forecast Office

Issued: Friday, January 06, 2017 – 3 PM Next Briefing Package: by 7 AM Saturday, January 7, 2017

Disclaimer: The Information Contained within this Briefing is Time Sensitive, and Could Affect its Validity as the Date/Time Moves Away from the Briefing Creation Date/Time.

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Main Points

National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia

Winter Storm Overview

Active Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Accumulation: 8-12+” across southeast Virginia, inland NE NC and the lower MD eastern shore. 3-6” Richmond Metro. 2-3” NW of Richmond.

Impacts: Dangerous travel Saturday with heavy snow and gusty winds. Blizzard conditions along the coast.

Timing: Snow arrives late tonight continuing Saturday morning, tapering Saturday afternoon.

Updates: Blizzard Warning for Hampton Roads. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for VA, MD and NC.

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National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia

Expected Snow Totals Tonight-Saturday

Total Snowfall Tonight & Saturday

Accumulation: Expect rapid accumulations of snow overnight and early Saturday with snowfall rates 2” per hour at times.

Impacts: Dangerous travel Saturday with heavy snow and gusty winds. Spotty power outages are possible near the coast.

Timing: Snow arrives late tonight and early Saturday morning tapering off later in the afternoon.

Updates: Blizzard Warning for Hampton Roads. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for VA, MD and NC.

Forecast Details

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Salisbury

Richmond

Norfolk

Snow will overspread the region this afternoon, increasing in intensity by 4 pm.

Temperatures will be in the upper 20s to around 30 allowing snow to quickly accumulate making for dangerous travel during the mid to late afternoon hours.

Once snow begins expect a period of snow, heavy at times, lasting several hours through the evening hours.

Temperatures: In the 20s will support accumulating snow.

Timing (Onset of accumulation): Light snow will begin this evening. Snowfall rates will increase shortly after midnight resulting in quick accumulations.

Snow will quickly accumulate making for dangerous travel late tonight and Saturday.

Impacts:

Snow Arrival Time Saturday Morning

Forecast Details Arrival Time of Snow Tonight / Sat Morning

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Peak Winds VA Peak Wind NC

Wind Forecast National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia

North winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph along the coast will greatly reduce visibility and cause blizzard conditions. Spotty power outages are possible In areas of the heaviest snow near the coast.

Seas quickly build to 6 to 9 feet Saturday with 5 foot waves in the Chesapeake Bay. High seas continue through Sunday.

Forecast Details Peak Wind Gusts Saturday

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Overview: Crippling snowstorm expected across southeast Virginia and portions of northeast NC. Periods of heavy snow also push as far inland a Richmond and north to Maryland. Some uncertainty remains in exact snow totals north and west of Richmond. Period of greatest impact: Late tonight through Saturday. Impacts: Snow late tonight and Saturday morning will be heavy at times across southeast VA and northeast NC. Heavy snow and gusty winds along the coast may result in some spotty power outages blizzard conditions in areas of heaviest snow. Expect rapid accumulations late tonight and Saturday morning. Due to bitterly cold temperatures, expect prolonged hazardous travel conditions into Sunday and Monday.

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Event Summary National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia

• NWS Wakefield Website – http://weather.gov/akq • NWS Wakefield Briefing Page – http://www.weather.gov/akq/Brief • Probabilistic Snow Forecasts - http://www.weather.gov/akq/winter • Our latest briefing package is available from our website at: http://www.weather.gov/media/akq/briefings/LatestBriefing.pdf • NWS Widget / Mobile Devices -

http://innovation.srh.noaa.gov/NWSwidget/

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References National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia

Web: http://weather.gov/akq

Phone (public): (757) 899-4200

E-mail: akq-report@noaa.gov

Briefing Available At: http://www.weather.gov/media/akq/briefings/LatestBriefing.pdf

Briefing Webpage: http://www.weather.gov/akq/Brief

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Next Briefing When: Around 7AM on 1/7/2017

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Contact Information National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia