Mesoscale Discussion 68

Issued

Jan 31, 2026, 1:40 PM EST (18:40 UTC)

Expired

Jan 31, 2026, 5:45 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Concerning

Heavy snow

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Craven County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.