A wind chill advosry is in effect for tonight into tomorrow morning for Central Virginia. The coldest air (for a daytime high) may occur tomorrow since 1996!

From the NWS:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
902 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

…ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING…

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>083-085-087>090-062215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WC.Y.0001.140107T0600Z-140107T1700Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-
CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-
GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CAMBRIDGE…SALISBURY…CRISFIELD…
PRINCESS ANNE…SNOW HILL…OCEAN CITY…LOUISA…FARMVILLE…
GOOCHLAND…ASHLAND…SOUTH HILL…CREWE…COLONIAL HEIGHTS…
RICHMOND…TAPPAHANNOCK…LAWRENCEVILLE…PETERSBURG…HOPEWELL…
EMPORIA…WAKEFIELD…WILLIAMSBURG
902 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
TUESDAY…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
TUESDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA…AND THE LOWER
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO DUE TO TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO COMBINED WITH WEST WINDS
AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN FROZEN WATER
PIPES AND WILL BE A DANGER TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

 

.CLIMATE...
VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT INTO WED...

RECORD LOW TEMP TUE JAN 7:

RIC 12/1988
ORF 13/1884
SBY  7/1919
ECG 15/1959
WAL 12/1988

RECORD LOW HIGH TEMP TUE JAN 7:

RIC 21/1996
ORF 28/1878
SBY 24/1988
ECG 32/1988
WAL 28/1973

RECORD LOW TEMP WED JAN 8:

RIC -8/1942
ORF 13/1970
SBY -4/1912
ECG 16/1968
WAL 14/1970

THE LAST TIME THE HIGH TEMP DIDN`T REACH 20 DEGREES F:

RIC 18 DEG F  2/4/1996 (SNOW DEPTH 2 INCHES)
ORF 13 DEG F 1/19/1994 (SNOW DEPTH TRACE)
SBY 18 DEG F 1/10/2004 (SNOW DEPTH 0)
ECG 16 DEG F 1/21/1985
WAL 19 DEG F  2/4/1996 (SNOW DEPTH 7 INCHES)

THE LAST TIME WIND CHILLS WERE BELOW ZERO:

RIC 12/20/2004
ORF 12/20/2004
SBY  1/22/2011