Norfolk and the Hampton Roads Area

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This thread will cover:
Hampton Roads/Southeast Virginia
(including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake)
Northeast North Carolina
(including Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks)

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Live Current Conditions from my weather station in Norfolk, VA
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KVANORFO13

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Coastal Storm Alert
Coastal Flood Warning

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
414 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

VAZ084-086-091-094-095-250415-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080926T0400Z/
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
414 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT.

A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE
SOUTHEAST COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST WILL RESULT IN
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH (WITH HIGHER GUSTS) WILL
PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA
EASTERN SHORE. THE STRONG AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS WILL PUSH
WATER INTO THE COAST...BAYS... AND INLETS WHICH WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO RECEDE.

TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1.5 TO 3.5 FEET ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. THE
GREATEST RISK FOR MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FOLLOWING ARE PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS...IN
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

AT GLOUCESTER POINT VIRGINIA...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 613 PM
THIS EVENING WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT OF 4.4 FEET...WHICH IS ABOUT
1.6 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR AT 640 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT AGAIN
OF 5.0 FEET...WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 2.5 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH
TIDE. THE HIGH TIDE AT 712 PM THURSDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE HIGHEST TIDE FOR THE STORM...WITH A PREDICTED WATER LEVEL OF
5.2 FEET. THIS IS 2.3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE. MINOR FLOODING AT
GLOUCESTER POINT BEGINS AT 4.5 FEET. MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT 5
FEET.

AT SEWELLS POINT VIRGINIA...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 603 PM THIS
EVENING WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT OF 5.2 FEET...WHICH IS ABOUT 2.2 FEET
ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 630
AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT AGAIN OF 6.0
FEET...WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 3.4 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH TIDE.
THE HIGH TIDE AT 702 PM THURSDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED AROUND 5.9
FEET. THIS IS CLOSE TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE. MINOR FLOODING AT
SEWELLS POINT BEGINS AT 5.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT 6
FEET.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
521 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

NCZ017-VAZ095-098-250530-
/O.CON.KAKQ.HW.W.0003.080925T0000Z-080925T1100Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080925T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.080925T1100Z-080925T1600Z/
INLAND CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
521 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 12 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...WILL PRODUCE A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PARTS OF THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
521 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

NCZ017-VAZ095-098-250530-
/O.CON.KAKQ.HW.W.0003.080925T0000Z-080925T1100Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080925T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.080925T1100Z-080925T1600Z/
INLAND CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-
521 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 12 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...WILL PRODUCE A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PARTS OF THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

High Surf Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
414 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

NCZ102-VAZ098-250415-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080926T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080926T1100Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
414 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE
SOUTHEAST COAST AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE
NORTHEAST WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN
25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF
AT THE BEACHES.

TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1.5 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. THE GREATEST
RISK FOR MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE DURING THE
HIGH TIDE CYCLES DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY...AND AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE
PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS...IN MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...DURING THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE.

AT DUCK PIER NORTH CAROLINA...THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
414 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT OF 6.0 FEET...WHICH
IS ABOUT 2.1 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
WILL OCCUR AT 449 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING WITH AN EXPECTED HEIGHT
AGAIN OF 6.2 FEET...WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 2.8 FEET ABOVE THE
NORMAL HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT 515 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5.8 FEET...WHICH IS CLOSE TO 2 FEET ABOVE
THE NORMAL HIGH TIDE. MINOR FLOODING AT DUCK PIER BEGINS AT 5.5
FEET. MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AT 6 FEET.

WAVE ACTION AT THE COAST WILL ALSO RESULT IN HIGH SURF. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 8 FEET OR
HIGHER WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP
CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

IN ADDITION A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY. THIS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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Mix/Snow chance Saturday

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CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER WIDESPREAD
PRECIP EVENT...SO HV GONE AHEAD AND BUMPED UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL
EARLY SAT. SAT MORNING PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A COLD RAIN
BUT AS STM SYS BEGINS TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA, THE THREAT FOR A
WINTRY PRECIP BEGINS ACROSS THE NW TIER...WHERE SUFFICIENT COLUMN
COOLING BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE. MDLS HV GENERALLY STAYED IN LINE
WITH CURRENT FORECAST...THOUGH THE NAM IS BIT MORE DEEPER AND
AMPLIFIED THAN OTHER SOLNS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE TRYING TO CATCH
UP TO OTHER MDL SOLNS. HV TRIED TO SHOW A NW TO SE PROGRESSION OF
RA CHANGING TO -SN SAT AFTN AND EVENING. AGREE WITH PREV FORECAST
THAT A MINOR SLUSHY ACCUM IS POSSIBLE...AT LEAST OVR GRASSY SFCS.
AT THIS POINT HEADLINES ARE NOT NEEDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MENTION SNOW CHCS IN THE HWO.

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Possible system this weekend? Winter weather?

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Possible system this weekend? Winter weather?

Everytime you mention winter weather, the NWS starts mentioning it for me too. I haven't seen it, but I heard the Euro is developing a major storm for the EC this weekend.

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Possible system this weekend? Winter weather?

Everytime you mention winter weather, the NWS starts mentioning it for me too. I haven't seen it, but I heard the Euro is developing a major storm for the EC this weekend.

Indeed

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...WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT RICHMOND AND NORFOLK...

THROUGH DECEMBER 26TH 2009...RICHMOND HAS RECEIVED 7.92 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. THIS NOW RANKS AS THE
WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT OF 7.10
INCHES BACK IN DECEMBER 1905.

SIMILARLY...NORFOLK HAS ALSO HAD IT WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD THIS
YEAR...WITH 6.90 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE 26TH. THE
PREVIOUS WETTEST DECEMBER IN NORFOLK HAD BEEN 6.24 INCHES IN 2003.

OF NOTE...BOTH RICHMOND AND NORFOLK ALSO RECORDED THEIR WETTEST
NOVEMBER ON RECORD THIS YEAR...MAKING FOR THE WETTEST
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER PERIOD ON RECORD AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1871 AT NORFOLK...AND
1872 AT RICHMOND.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN FINAL
DECEMBER PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE AVAILABLE.

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind between 16 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind between 13 and 15 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. West wind between 9 and 17 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

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Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
913 PM EST THU JAN 7 2010

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ072>074-078-081>086-088>100-081015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0001.100108T0300Z-100108T1300Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-LANCASTER-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-
NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...TAPPAHANNOCK...PETERSBURG...
HOPEWELL...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...
EASTVILLE
913 PM EST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
FRIDAY...

LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD A QUICK MOVING COLD
FRONT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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Friday: A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind between 7 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Snow likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
404 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065-079-087>089-091>098-100-310515-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100131T0600Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-MECKLENBURG-
BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...
HAMPTON...EASTVILLE
404 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND
IT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE COAST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL
CARRY THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION AWAY FROM THE COAST THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME WARMER AIR BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...HAS CHANGED THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO
A SNOW SLEET MIX...AND EVEN STRAIGHT RAIN IN ELIZABETH CITY. BUT
AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE COAST...THE COLDER AIR WILL SPILL
BACK INTO THE REGION AND WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO MOVE
THROUGH TONIGHT...SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THIS
COULD AGAIN CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME ICY...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE
UNTREATED.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL AVERAGE 8 TO
14 INCHES NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EMPORIA TO WAKEFIELD AND
WILLIAMSBURG. SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE LESSER SNOW TOTALS OF 5
TO 10 ARE EXPECTED. NEAR ALBEMARLE SOUND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING
THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS
ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY
SNOW AND/OR SLEET AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH
TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE... OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE

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High Wind Warning
Winter Weather Advisory
Coastal Flood Advisory
High Surf Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

NCZ012>014-VAZ095>098-131200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-100213T1500Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE
1054 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...AND WILL
BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK SATURDAY. A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

HURLEY