Winter Storm to Affect Parts of the Area Tuesday

A winter weather advisory has been issued for much of southern and a small part of central Virginia, and a winter storm warning has been issued for a small part of southern and all of southeast Virginia.

A broad upper trough will continue to dig southward across the Southeast U.S., driving another surge of cold air into Mid-Atlantic overnight tonight. At the same time, a surface low will develop in North Carolina and track across the eastern part of the state and just off the Virginia coast. Areas along and just north of the track of the low will see the greatest snowfall amounts, with 4-6 inches possible in north-central and northeast North Carolina. Southern and southeastern Virginia will see snowfall totals in the 2-4” range, with isolated amounts in southeast Virginia exceeding 4”. I expect Richmond to see periods of light snow, with total accumulations of less than 1”. The track of the surface low is critical as to where the heaviest snow will fall, and slight adjustments to the track could easily occur. I’ll have another update later tonight when new data is available regarding the exact track and intensity of the storm.

Zach