Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 4:30 AM EST for 35 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2015, 4:30 AM EST (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 2:05 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
All 47 counties
Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 12:45 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Franklin, VA | CURRENTLY SNOWING HEAVY |
| Feb 26, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 Nw Wakefield, VA | CURRENTLY SNOWING HEAVY |
| Feb 26, 3:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Purdy, VA | |
| Feb 26, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Crewe, VA | |
| Feb 26, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.7 | 1 Nw Wakefield, VA | HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 4 AM...MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY |
| Feb 26, 4:45 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Chase City, VA | |
| Feb 26, 5:15 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Quinton, VA | 7131 CLUB DRIVE |
| Feb 26, 5:16 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Deep Creek, VA | |
| Feb 26, 5:25 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Lanexa, VA | |
| Feb 26, 5:29 AM EST | SNOW 4 | South Richmond, VA | WBBT TV IN SOUTH RICHMOND |
| Feb 26, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Nw Disputanta, VA | |
| Feb 26, 5:45 AM EST | SNOW 5.4 | 1 Nw Wakefield, VA | WATER EQIVALENT 0.62 EVENT LIQUIDSNOW RATIO 8.7 TO 1 |
| Feb 26, 5:45 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 E Emporia, VA | STEADY SNOW STILL FALLING... 29 DEGREES. |
| Feb 26, 6:10 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Fords Colony, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:20 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Toano, VA | 3653 MARLBROOK DRIVE |
| Feb 26, 6:25 AM EST | SNOW 5.4 | Gloucester, VA | 8168 PINETTA RD. |
| Feb 26, 6:25 AM EST | SNOW 7 | La Crosse, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 E Georges Tavern, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Sse Montross, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Amelia Court House, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:40 AM EST | SNOW 7.2 | Boydton, VA | 49 MINERAL SPRINGS RD. |
| Feb 26, 6:45 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Gloucester, VA | |
| Feb 26, 6:50 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Henrico, NC | |
| Feb 26, 6:50 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 4 N Sedley, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.1 | 1 Wnw Franklin City, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Sw Burgess, NC | SNOW CHANGED TO RAIN WITH TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 1.14 INCHES |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Sse Hertford, NC | SNOW/RAIN MIX. TOTAL PRECIPITATION 1.14 INCHES |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Ssw Deal Island, MD | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | 1 W Peach, NC | SNOW CHANGED TO RAIN. TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 1.01 |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 W Drum Hill, NC | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Ese Hudgins, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Sw Onancock, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Wsw Quinton, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.1 | 1 Wsw Deep Hole, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.1 | 6 Nne Urbanna, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 8 Ssw White Stone, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.7 | South Richmond, VA | WBBT TV IN SOUTH RICHMOND |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Wnw Williamsburg, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 1 Nw Wakefield, VA | WATER EQIVALENT 0.71 EVENT THROUGH 7 AM... LIQUIDSNOW RATIO 8.7 TO 1 |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 5 Nw Williamsburg, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 8 N Williamsburg, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.7 | 1 Se Port Haywood, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 3 Sse Richard Bland Col, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:05 AM EST | SNOW 7.2 | Chase City, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:12 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Ruther Glen, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:12 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 7 Ne Rice, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:15 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 1 Wsw Forest Park, NC | SNOW CHANGED TO SLEET AND RAIN. TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF 1.15 INCHES. |
| Feb 26, 7:15 AM EST | SNOW 5.6 | 1 Nw Franklin, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:20 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Claremont, VA | |
| Feb 26, 7:31 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Salisbury, MD | |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wnw Parsonsburg, MD | |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 5 Ese Montross, VA | |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nw Wallops Island, VA | TOTAL SNOW DEPTH 5.0 INCHES |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ene Potecasi, NC | SNOW CHANGED TO RAIN WITH WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.01 |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.1 | 2 Sse Ocean Pines, MD | |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ssw Farmville, VA | |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Sw Prince George, VA | |
| Feb 26, 8:01 AM EST | SNOW 8.3 | Alberta, VA | |
| Feb 26, 8:11 AM EST | SNOW 6.3 | Wakefield, VA | |
| Feb 26, 8:12 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Petersburg, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: MAINLY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-100-251730- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...EASTVILLE 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN 0.1 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ048-049-062>064-074>077-251730- /O.NEW.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND... TAPPAHANNOCK 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...AND INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ021>025-251730- /O.NEW.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ060-061-067>073-078-082-083-085-251730- /O.EXB.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS... RICHMOND 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA INCLUDING METRO RICHMOND. * HAZARDS: ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ015>017-030>032-102-251730- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN 0.1 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ084-086-099-251730- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA 430 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATER THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BROWN
7 follow-up statements
138 WWUS41 KAKQ 251652 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 VAZ065-066-079>081-087>094-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: MAINLY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-100-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...EASTVILLE 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN 0.1 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ADJACENT TO THE ALBEMARLE SOUND IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ048-049-062>064-074>077-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND... TAPPAHANNOCK 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...AND INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ021>025-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT... AND INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ015>017-030>032-102-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN 0.1 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ060-061-067>073-078-082>086-099-252100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS... RICHMOND...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA 1152 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATER THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ 05
899 WWUS41 KAKQ 251857 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 MDZ021>025-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ099-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ ACCOMACK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ062>064-074>077-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...TAPPAHANNOCK 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA TO THE NORTHERN NECK IN EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ015-016-030>032-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION ONE TENTH TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ060-061-067>073-078-082>086-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS... RICHMOND 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE METRO RICHMOND AREA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ100-260300- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EASTVILLE 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-260300- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN RIGHT AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOWER 30S NEAR THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ065-066-079>081-087>094-260300- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND...TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE BAY. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ017-102-260300- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: INLAND CURRITUCK AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF A INCH IS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: 30 TO 35. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. SNOW AND SLEET MAY BECOME FREEZING RAIN...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ048-049-260300- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUISA 157 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NWS/AKQ
841 WWUS41 KAKQ 251958 CCA WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 MDZ021>025-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ099-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.COR.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ ACCOMACK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ062>064-074>077-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...TAPPAHANNOCK 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA TO THE NORTHERN NECK IN EASTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ015-016-030>032-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION ONE TENTH TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ060-061-067>073-078-082>086-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.COR.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS... RICHMOND 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE METRO RICHMOND AREA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ100-260415- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0300Z-150226T2100Z/ NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EASTVILLE 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-260415- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN RIGHT AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOWER 30S NEAR THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ065-066-079>081-087>094-260415- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND...TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE BAY. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ017-102-260415- /O.UPG.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ /O.COR.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: INLAND CURRITUCK AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: LOW 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. SNOW AND SLEET MAY BECOME FREEZING RAIN...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ048-049-260415- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.150226T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUISA 256 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NWS/AKQ
308 WWUS41 KAKQ 260303 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 NCZ015-016-030>032-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN BERTIE. ICE ACCUMULATION ONE TENTH TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN RIGHT AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOWER 30S NEAR THE COAST. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND TO 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY LATE THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ065-066-079>081-087>094-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND...TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE BAY. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ060>064-067>078-082>086-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-NOTTOWAY- AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN- ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND... CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE METRO RICHMOND AREA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ099-100-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA... EASTVILLE 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MDZ021>025-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ048-049-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUISA 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ017-102-261115- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 1003 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: INLAND CURRITUCK AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: LOW 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET...ARRIVES BY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONS TO ALL SNOW. SNOW AND SLEET MAY BECOME FREEZING RAIN...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
993 WWUS41 KAKQ 260919 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 NCZ015-016-030>032-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION TO AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN INLAND...AND RAIN CLOSER TO THE ALBEMARLE SOUND WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION LATER THIS MORNING...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. * TEMPERATURES: LOWER 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... 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THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ065-066-079>081-087>094-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: MAINLY HEAVY SNOW...SOME SLEET POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 9 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND...TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE BAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATER IN THE MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 8 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ060>064-067>078-082>086-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-NOTTOWAY- AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN- ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND... CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE METRO RICHMOND AREA. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 7 INCHES...HIGHEST SOUTH AND EAST OF RICHMOND. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATER IN THE MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 8 AM FROM RICHMOND SOUTH AND WEST...TO AFTER 11 AM NORTH AND EAST OF RICHMOND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ099-100-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA... EASTVILLE 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 9 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MDZ021>025-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ048-049-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUISA 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BY LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ017-102-261730- /O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 419 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: INLAND CURRITUCK AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN INLAND...AND RAIN AT THE COAST. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE WELL INLAND. * TEMPERATURES: LOW TO MID 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW AND SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN INLAND...AND RAIN AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION LATER THIS MORNING...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER 7 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SAM/LKB
001 WWUS41 KAKQ 261704 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1204 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ060>098-261815- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND... SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK... LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD... WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 1204 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. $$ NCZ017-102-VAZ048-049-261815- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA...LOUISA 1204 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW OR SLEET HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY. $$ VAZ099-100-262100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA... EASTVILLE 1204 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS: LIGHT SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWER 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MDZ021>025-262100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 1204 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 8 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES: UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TG
854 WWUS41 KAKQ 261905 WSWAKQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 205 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-262015- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T2100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 205 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. $$ TG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 3:59 AM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:59 AM EST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
359 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST AND
OFF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE SLOW TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LATEST WX ANALYSIS SHOWING YESTERDAY'S SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW
ELL OFF THE COAST WITH A BROAD AREA OF FAIRLY WEAK SFC HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MS/TN VALLEY. SFC LOW PRESSURE IS IN PLACE
OVER THE WRN GULF OF MEXICO. COLD MORNING ACRS THE AREA WITH
TEMPERATUERS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACRS MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR AND LOW TO MID 20S SE COASTAL ZONES. SKIES HAVE CLEARED
OUT AND TODAY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE A QUIET DAY UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND "RELATIVELY WARMTH" WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S...EXCEPT UPPER 30S/AROUND 40 F SE CLOSE TO THE COAST DUE
TO A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTN BRINGING CHILLY AIR FROM THE
BAY/OCEAN. SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTN BUT NO
PRECIP THROUGH SUNSET. ALL OF THE WEATHER AND YET ANOTHER WINTER
EVENT RESIDE IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD BELOW...
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
WILL BE ISSUING A SLEW OF UPDATED WINTER HEADLINES SHORTLY...UPGRADING
MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA INTO A WARNING...MAINLY IN WHAT APPEARS TO
BE THE AREA OF HIGHEST CONFIDENCE...ACRS SOUTHERN VA AND
NORTHAMPTON /HERTFORD/GATES CO NC. THIS IS WHERE ONLY A MINIMAL
CHC FOR ANTHING BUT SNOW/SLEET AS PTYPE EXISTS...AS WELL AS ENOUGH
MOISTURE TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 3-6" OF ACCUMULATION...WITH LOCALLY
UP TO 8" POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH IN NC ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND
THERE IS ENOUGH POTENTIAL FOR A MIX TO CUT DOWN ON SNOW AMTS OR
EVEN FOR A TRANSITION TO PLAIN RAIN FOR A FEW HRS. FARTHER
NORTH...QPF WILL BE THE LIMITING FACTOR EVEN AS ALL SNOW AS PTYPE. EVEN
AS A 12:1 OR HIGHER SNOW RATIO MAY ONLY SEE 2-3". HOWEVER..IN
METRO RICHMOND THERE IS ENOUGH MODEL SPREAD TO EXPAND THE WATCH
NORTH TO INCLUDE HENRICO/NEW KENT ETC. WE WILL MAKE A FINAL CALL
BY NOON TODAY TO EITHER ADSY OR WARNING. ACRS THE FAR NORTH...DO
NOT FORESEE WRNG AMTS SO HAVE ISSUED AN ADSY.
LINGERING FLURRIES STILL POSSIBLE THRU THU AFTN. LOWS WED NGT
RANGING THRU THE 20S TO NEAR 30. HIGHS ON THU MAINLY IN THE LWR TO
MID 30S.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LONG TERM PERIOD CHARACTERIZED BY DEVELOPING RIDGING OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS WITH PERSISTENT SPLIT FLOW REGIME (LITTLE OR NO
PHASING BTWN NORTHERN/SOUTHERN STREAM). AS A RESULT, BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD. A
BRISK NNE WIND BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE THU
NGT/FRIDAY...DIMINISHING BY LATER FRIDAY AS 1044+MB SFC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC BEHIND THE
DEPARTING COASTAL SYSTEM FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SFC HIGH
EVENTUALLY BUILDS DOWN THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...KEEPING OVC/MOSTLY CLOUDY AND CHILLY CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. HIGHS WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REACH ABOVE THE MID TO
UPR 30S BOTH DAYS...TO AROUND FREEZING ACROSS THE MD EASTERN SHORE.
CAD WEDGE SETUP APPEARING LIKELY BY SAT NGT/SUNDAY AS SFC HIGH
PUSHES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, AND HAVE KEPT TEMPS DOWN NEAR AND
JUST BELOW THE COLDEST ENVELOPE OF MOS GUIDANCE ON SUNDAY. DO SEE
SOME LIGHT MOISTURE OVERRUNNING THE INCIPIENT WEDGE...WHICH COULD
START AS A PERIOD OF SNOW/SLEET OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA
IF IT COMES IN QUICKLY ENOUGH SUN MORNING.
QUESTION OF THE MEDIUM RANGE WILL COME WITH HOW QUICK TO SCOUR OUT
WEDGE. 12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO FAVOR QUICKLY MODERATING TEMPS ON
MONDAY ON DEEP LAYERED S-SW FLOW MONDAY INTO TUE. 4-5 STD DEV WORTH
OF TEMPERATURE SPREAD ON MONDAY, WITH STRONG WARM SECTOR WARMING
BALANCED AGAINST CAD WEDGE KEEPING TEMPS IN THE 40S/50S. GIVEN THE
STRONG SW FLOW DOWNSTREAM OF SHARP -PNA IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST,
AND BUILDING RIDGING SOUTH OF THE SE CONUS INTO THE CARIBBEAN, THE
WARMER END OF GUIDANCE ACTUALLY SEEMS QUITE REASONABLE. DROPPED
TEMPS BACK ON TUESDAY TO END THE PERIOD AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY
DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA, WITH INCREASING POP ON LTR MON/TUE AS
QUICK MOVING SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
PRECIP HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS
AWAY FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SFC RIDGE EXTENDING NWD ACROSS
THE REGION FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE HAS RESULTED IN LIGHT
W-SW WINDS...GENERALLY AOB 5 KT. SEVERAL SITES REPORTING CALM
CONDITIONS. LINGERING LOW-MID LEVEL CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE
QUICK TO PUSH OFFSHORE THRU 07-08Z...WITH PATCHY IFR CIGS AOB 700
FT AGL. WILL CARRY AT KSBY THRU 07Z AND KECG THRU 08Z.
ELSEWHERE...SKC CONDITIONS PREVAIL. WHILE GREAT RADIATIONAL COOLING
CONDITIONS EXIST...DO NOT ANTICIPATE FOG AS DEWPOINTS REMAIN
GENERALLY IN THE TEENS.
FOR TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE/FAIR WEATHER AND LIGHT W-NWLY WINDS
PREVAIL. FEW-SCT MID LEVEL CLOUDS AROUND 3-5K FT AGL POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS THEN TURNS TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF TODAY...AND LIFTING NEWD ALONG THE SE
COAST TONIGHT. WILL BEGIN TO SEE MOISTURE INCREASE LATE TODAY-
EARLY TONIGHT AS CLOUDS INCREASE AND LOWER. ANY MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS AND PRECIP EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE 06Z TAF
ISSUANCE.
OUTLOOK...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACRS SE AREAS WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS AT KRIC AND LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS AT
KORF/KPHF/KSBY. KECG WILL LIKELY SEE A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/RAIN. THIS
WILL BE MAINLY FROM 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 18Z THURSDAY. EXPECT
IFR/LIFR CONDS DURING THE PCPN.
THE WEATHER IMPROVES LATE THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PCPN RETURNS MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF
IFR LIKELY.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER FAR
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS...WITH SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH
THE EVENING. LATEST OBS REFLECT LIGHT E-NE FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS
TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS IT PUSHES OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AS
SFC HIGH PRESSURE NUDGES IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT, WITH PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENING AS THE LOW
LIFTS NE WELL OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT. WIND REMAINS AOB
15 KT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BRIEFLY WED, ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF LULL
IN SCA CONDITIONS WED/WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NW LATE WED AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE
NRN GULF. THE SFC LOW LIFTS ALONG THE SE COAST WED NIGHT AS THE
FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION...CROSSING THE WATER WED NIGHT/EARLY
THURS MORNING. E-SE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
~20-25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT WED INTO THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING NNW
BEHIND THE SYSTEM LATER THU AND THU NIGHT. STRONGEST CAA PROGGED TO
REMAIN NORTH OF THE REGION...BUT SCA CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. HAVE HELD OFF ON HOISTING 3RD/4TH PERIOD
FLAGS RIGHT NOW. GRADIENT WINDS DIMINISH THU NGT/FRI, BUT REMAIN
ELEVATED WITH NNE WINDS PERSISTING BEHIND THE SYSTEM THROUGH LATE
FRI...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FOR FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH.
&&
.CLIMATE...
NORFOLK'S LOW TEMPERATURE OF 9 DEGREES ON FEB 20 WAS THE COLDEST
FOR SO LATE IN THE SEASON. THE MINUS 4 DEGREE READING AT SALISBURY
ON FEB 21ST IS NOW THE ALL TIME LOW FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
THE CURRENT AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT
BOTH RICHMOND AND NORFOLK PLACE THEM IN THE TOP 10 COLDEST. WITH
ADDITIONAL COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NEXT WEEK...IT IS VERY
LIKELY THAT BOTH SITES WILL HAVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE TOP
10 COLDEST FEBRUARYS ON RECORD...PERHAPS IN THE TOP 5 COLDEST.
THERE WERE NO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR MDZ021>025.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR NCZ012>014.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NCZ015>017-030>032-102.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR VAZ065-066-079>081-087>098-100.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR VAZ048-049-062>064-074>077.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR VAZ060-061-067>073-078-082>086-099.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
ANZ650-652-654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
ANZ656-658.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ630-
631-635>638.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ632-
634.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
ANZ633.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LKB
NEAR TERM...LKB
SHORT TERM...LKB/TMG
LONG TERM...LKB/MAM
AVIATION...SAM
MARINE...MAM/SAM
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 10:29 PM EST, 6 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ095>098-260330- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ084-086-088>094-099-100-260330- GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ065-066-079>081-087-260330- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ063-070>078-082-083-085-260330- HANOVER-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT- MIDDLESEX- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RICHMOND TO KING WILLIAM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ048-049-060>062-064-067>069-260330- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-NOTTOWAY- AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-260330- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 1029 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PRINCESS ANNE TO OCEAN CITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 10:59 PM EST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1059 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1059 PM SNOW GRANDY 36.24N 75.88W
02/24/2015 M2.0 INCH CURRITUCK NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER AKQ1500399
MASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:02 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 21 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.