Central Virginia Blue Ridge Area
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
738 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL TRACK NORTH WHILE
CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY…MOVING OFF THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA COAST
BY SATURDAY MORNING.
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AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
738 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY…
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 24 TO 30 INCHES.
* TIMING…HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW… STRONG WINDS…AND POTENTIAL LIFE
THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TRAVEL
IS EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH…
BECOMING NORTH SATURDAY AND NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED…STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES DURING
SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.
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CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…WINTERGREEN
927 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY…
.REST OF TONIGHT…SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO
18 INCHES. WINDY WITH LOWS AROUND 18. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH…INCREASING TO 50 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
100 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS ZERO.
.SATURDAY…SNOW WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MORE THAN 2 FEET. WINDY WITH HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH…
DECREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
100 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW…MAINLY IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. BLUSTERY
WITH LOWS AROUND 19. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
Earlier Post
As I have been discussing for days, a major winter storm is about upon us. By Friday evening heavy snow should be well underway. We will get a brief break in the snow toward Saturday, then additional heavy snow will begin falling. Ending late Saturday. (given current projections)
Numerous watches and warnings will go into effect over the next several hours. By Friday everyone will be under warnings.
Below our media partners over at CBS-19 The Newsplex go into more detail on the impacts.
*UPDATED* Video forecast here with new snowfall forecast and timing! -James
Posted by CBS 19 Weather – The Weather Authority on Thursday, January 21, 2016
Good morning! Hope the bit of snow we saw tonight wet your appetite, because lots more snow is on the way Friday and…
Posted by CBS 19 Weather – The Weather Authority on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
