Issued: Friday, January 06, 2017 – 3 PM
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Winter Storm Overview
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Active Watches/Warnings/Advisories
Main Points
Updates: Blizzard Warning
for Hampton Roads. Winter
Storm Warning remains in
effect for VA, MD and NC.
Timing: Snow arrives late
tonight continuing Saturday
morning, tapering Saturday
afternoon.
Accumulation: 8-12+”
across southeast Virginia,
inland NE NC and the lower
MD eastern shore. 3-6”
Richmond Metro. 2-3” NW of
Richmond.
Impacts: Dangerous travel
Saturday with heavy snow
and gusty winds. Blizzard
conditions along the coast.
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1/6/2017 3:11 PM
Expected Snow Totals Tonight-Saturday
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Total Snowfall Tonight & Saturday
Forecast Details
Updates: Blizzard Warning
for Hampton Roads. Winter
Storm Warning remains in
effect for VA, MD and NC.
Timing: Snow arrives late
tonight and early Saturday
morning tapering off later in
the afternoon.
Accumulation: Expect rapid
accumulations of snow
overnight and early Saturday
with snowfall rates 2” per
hour at times.
Impacts: Dangerous travel
Saturday with heavy snow
and gusty winds. Spotty
power outages are possible
near the coast.
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1/6/2017 3:12 PM
Snow Arrival Time Saturday Morning
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Arrival Time of Snow Tonight / Sat Morning
Salisbury
Forecast Details
 Snow will overspread the
Timing (Onset of
region
this afternoon,
accumulation):
Light snow
increasing
in
intensity
will begin this evening. by
4 pm.
Snowfall rates will increase
shortly after midnight
Richmond
Norfolk
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 Temperatures
will be in
resulting in quick
the accumulations.
upper 20s to around
30 allowing snow to
quickly accumulate
Temperatures:
In the
making
for dangerous
20s will support
travel
during the mid to
accumulating snow.
late afternoon hours.
 Once snow begins expect
Impacts:
a period
Snow of
willsnow,
quicklyheavy at
times,
lasting making
severalfor
accumulate
dangerous
travel
hours
through
the late
tonight
and Saturday.
evening
hours.
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Wind Forecast
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Peak
Winds
VASaturday
Peak
Wind
Gusts
Peak
Wind NC
Forecast
Details
North winds gusting to 30 to
40 mph along the coast will
greatly reduce visibility and
cause blizzard conditions.
Spotty power outages are
possible In areas of the
heaviest snow near the coast.
Seas quickly build to 6 to 9 feet
Saturday with 5 foot waves in
the Chesapeake Bay. High seas
continue through Sunday.
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1/6/2017 2:56 PM
Event Summary
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Overview: Crippling snowstorm expected across southeast Virginia and
portions of northeast NC. Periods of heavy snow also push as far inland a
Richmond and north to Maryland. Some uncertainty remains in exact
snow totals north and west of Richmond.
Period of greatest impact: Late tonight through Saturday.
Impacts:
Snow late tonight and Saturday morning will be heavy at
times across southeast VA and northeast NC.
Heavy snow and gusty winds along the coast may result
in some spotty power outages blizzard conditions in
areas of heaviest snow.
Expect rapid accumulations late tonight and Saturday
morning. Due to bitterly cold temperatures, expect
prolonged hazardous travel conditions into Sunday and
Monday.
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References
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
• NWS Wakefield Website – http://weather.gov/akq
• NWS Wakefield Briefing Page – http://www.weather.gov/akq/Brief
• Probabilistic Snow Forecasts - http://www.weather.gov/akq/winter
• Our latest briefing package is available from our website at:
http://www.weather.gov/media/akq/briefings/LatestBriefing.pdf
• NWS Widget / Mobile Devices http://innovation.srh.noaa.gov/NWSwidget/
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Contact Information
National Weather Service Wakefield, Virginia
Next Briefing
When: Around 7AM on 1/7/2017
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