Snowy Update
January 19th, 2009 at 3:04 pm by Jeremy Wheeler under Weather
Still expecting some good snow accumulations in the area. In general I’m seeing a swath of 2-6″ for the Southside down to Northeast North Carolina. Our in-house model has more snow as far North as the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore. A little less in North Carolina. Compared to the other models anyway. Other models focus a bit more on the Watch Area. Again that’s the Winter Storm Watch that was posted for Southside Virginia and Northeast North Carolina earlier today. That may be extended further north. I’ve been adding up the amounts using Fous and Maps. Cheryl Nelson is great at using bufkit and she gave me the info from that. (Bufkit is a common meteorology tool at the Universities). On average they are running 5-6″ for Norfolk. If it snows all day, then I believe that some places will easily see over 6 inches.
HOLD ON THOUGH. It’s still early. Things will change. Chief meteorologist Don Slater will give his thoughts during tonight’s Newscasts. He’s been through a lot of these events and is always steady in presenting the situation.
Meteorologist: Jeremy Wheeler
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OH NO!!!
Call the National Guard!!
LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!!!
Don Slater and his other team mates do an excellent job calling the shots on the weather, so I plan on staying up to date by watching tv or checking it out on the web Keep up the good work wavy 10
I dont believe anything until he puts his snowflake pin on!
Thanks Jeremy for the blog updates. Seems the yemps are going to be fairly cold so the roads could be a mess Tuesday & Wednesday. Is there snow expected in DC Tuesday?
HELLO ALL,
I GREW UP IN VA.(HAMPTON ROADS),AND NOW LIVE IN ELIZABETH CITY, N.C..I LOVE SNOW WE DON’T GET IT OFTEN, HOWEVER WHAT GET’S ME IS THE FACT PEOPLE DRIVING DON’T DRIVE CORRECTLY.WE AREN’T REALLY TAUGHT TOO.WE HEAR IT FROM OTHER PEOPLE, BUT FOR US TO GET GREAT SNOW IS A SPECIAL EVENT.SO ALL OF MY NATIVE’S VIRGINIA , AND NORTH CAROLINA PLEASE BE CAREFUL, IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO DRIVE DON’T IF YOU DO GO SLOW,I KNOW FIRST HAND IN 2004.I WAS GOING 15 MPH,AND WENT TO CHANGE LANE’S HIT BLACK ICE DID A 360 IN MY CAR AND A MIRACLE I MADE IT AND THEN I NEVER DID THAT AGAIN.AND THAT’S AT A 15 MPH PER HOUR SO, DON’T RACE AND I LOVE TO HAVE FUN TO BUT, PLEASE DON’T DO IT ON AND HURT OTHER’S AND YOURSELF THINK REAL HARD!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND MAY WE HAVE A GREAT TIME IN THE SNOW PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! PAM ALWAYS FOREVER VA IN MY HEART AND NOW NC GOD BLESS AND PRAYING FOR ALL OF US!
Thanks for the update. I missed the 1800 report, so this blog came in handy.
Hello Chesapeake. I’m working out in Honolulu Hawaii it’s 76 degrees right now and no snow in the forecast. Stay warm!
I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO SNOW BUT RIGHT NOW IT DONT LOOK LIKE WE’RE GOIN TO GET NONE ANTTIME SOON… HOWEVER IF WE DOO I’LL BE READY…. READY TO MAKE SOME SNOW CREAM….. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!!BE SAFE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TO DRIVE IN IT…….
PLEASE SNOW! Even TEACHERS like snow days once in a while!!!!!! Bundle up everyone! And if it DOES snow, and you have to go out – PLEASE DRIVE SAFE!!!!!
And BTW- BOOOO Randall! No fair! Send me a ticket!
And David W – you just took the wind out of my sails. I bet your right! Its all an evil scheme! There is no snow! And I spent $3.99 on a jumbo jar of “emergency” peanut butter! But – the bright side is that I saved $1.00 with my MVP card!
will it snow in williamburg i hope so
A Winter Storm Warning is a statement made by the National Weather Service of the United States which means a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 24 hours. Generally, a Winter Storm Warning is issued if at least 6 or more inches of snow or 3 or more inches of snow with a large accumulation of ice is forecast. Usually, a large accumulation of ice alone with no snow will result in either a Winter Weather Advisory, Ice Storm Warning, or in the case of light freezing rain, a Freezing Rain or Drizzle Advisory.Well was they talking bout some where else
A Winter Storm Warning is a statement made by the National Weather Service of the United States which means a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 24 hours. Generally, a Winter Storm Warning is issued if at least 6 or more inches of snow or 3 or more inches of snow with a large accumulation of ice is forecast. Usually, a large accumulation of ice alone with no snow will result in either a Winter Weather Advisory, Ice Storm Warning, or in the case of light freezing rain, a Freezing Rain or Drizzle Advisory.Who were they talking about?
no snow flake pin on…= no snow