January 26, 2015: Snow from a Manitoba Mauler?

A potent upper level system originating from Manitoba may bring the first accumulating snowfall to Metro Richmond on Monday into Monday night. The NWS service seems to think that there could be some accumulating snow.

NWS Forecast on 1/24/15
NWS Forecast on 1/24/15

 

NWS Forecast from 1/25/15
NWS Forecast from 1/25/15

520 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND…CENTRAL VIRGINIA…EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA…SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA…THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA…THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA…THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA…THE PENINSULA OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

 

(1/25/15): NWS HWO - RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY EVENING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
INTENSIFIES OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST. A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.
NWS Snow Forecast
NWS Snow Forecast

 

NWS Snow Forecast, 1/25/15
NWS Snow Forecast, 1/25/15