December 16, 2010: Winter Wx Event Updates *CLOSED*

Observations for the impending winter storm will be posted here, along with photos, videos, maps and radar images.

Snow Video 2

Snow Video

Radar Loop

12:16 9:00AM

Snow falling in Midlo

Radar

12/16 2:30AM

Temp: 17*

DP: 10*

Radar Loop

12/15 3:30PM: Winter Storm Warning issued by NWS. 3″-5″ snow expected

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
311 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* ICE AMOUNTS...A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

12/15 9:00PM: Not much has changed in the past few hours in terms of the forecast. Some areas to the west had the snow totals increased to 3-7″

The main precip shield is still just west of the Apps, and, amazingly, it stretches NW up to Bismark!

12/15 21:00Z

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