Severe Weather is possible Sunday across much of Virginia and the Lower Mid-Atlantic. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Metro Richmond and the Chesapeake Bay Region to an ENHANCED RISK (Level 3 of 5,) with a SLIGHT RISK (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather across the rest of the region. Damaging straight-line winds and…
Severe Weather is possible Sunday across much of Virginia and the Lower Mid-Atlantic. The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of Virginia under a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather. Damaging straight-line winds and hail are the main risks, with an isolated tornado possible. CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) will reach 1000 to 2000…
Article and Forecast by Meteorologist Peter Forister Graphics by Denver Murray "Crippling ice accumulation" for southern and central Virginia expected tomorrow. Strong wording from @NWSBlacksburg. #vawx pic.twitter.com/BXRaMO51yP — Peter Forister ❄️☃️❄️ (@forecaster25) February 17, 2021 A very strong arctic airmass has setup to the northeast of the Mid-Atlantic, and is forcing a layer of cold…
(Updated 5:00 PM, Friday, February 12, 2021) The threat for significant icing continues to increase across Central and Southside Virginia Saturday into Saturday night. Scattered to numerous power outages are possible south/southwest of Interstate 64 and west of Interstate 95 and 85. These areas could see ice accretion up to one half inch. To the…
Snow and wintry mix across Far Northern Virginia this morning will come to an end by midday. High pressure will funnel colder air down into the Lower Mid-Atlantic later today as another wave of precipitation develops and moves across the area. Rain and sleet will change to snow this evening (after 6:00 p.m.) along I-64…
An upper level system will move across the mountains tonight and into Southern Virginia and Central and Eastern North Carolina tonight. A surface low will develop off the North Carolina coast Thursday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect TONIGHT for all of Southwest Virginia, Southern Virginia along US Highway 58, stretching into portions…
