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<\/a> <\/p>\n Update: Afternoon of 2\/15\/2015<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It appears that a potentially potent system will develop in the lower Midwest and slide east Monday, impacting Richmond from Monday night into Tuesday morning. As of Sunday morning, no watches or warnings are posted for the Wakefield area. Models are already depicting heavy snowfall totals for central Virginia, with 6″ or more of snow … Continue reading February 16-17, 2015: Southern Slider Storm?<\/span> <\/a>Winter Storm Watch<\/h3>\n
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA\r\n440 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015\r\n\r\nVAZ048-049-060>064-067>074-080>083-160545-\r\n\/O.NEW.KAKQ.WS.A.0002.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z\/\r\nFLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-\r\nCAROLINE-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-\r\nKING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-\r\nCHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-\r\nINCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...\r\nASHLAND...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...\r\nPETERSBURG...HOPEWELL\r\n440 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015\r\n\r\n...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH\r\nTUESDAY MORNING...\r\n\r\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER\r\nSTORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH\r\nTUESDAY MORNING.\r\n\r\n* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA.\r\n\r\n* HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW.\r\n\r\n* ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8\r\n INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PIEDMONT.\r\n\r\n* TEMPERATURES: UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S.\r\n\r\n* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN VIRGINIA\r\n PIEDMONT LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE INTERSTATE 95\r\n CORRIDOR BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY\r\n NIGHT AND TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING.\r\n\r\n* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN\r\n HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. EVEN PRIMARY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS\r\n WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES.\r\n\r\nPRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\n\r\nA WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT\r\nSNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.\r\nCONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.\r\n\r\n&&\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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