Tuesday Morning Update 3:30AM

Light snow continues to move into the southern half of Virginia early Tuesday morning, with light snow being reported from Petersburg to Farmville and south into North Carolina. At 3 a.m., light snow was falling at Emporia, Danville, Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Blacksburg. Light snow was also falling over the Richmond metro area, but most is evaporating before it reaches the ground at this time.

This light snowfall will continue to spread northeastward into Southern and Central Virginia Tuesday morning, with the highest accumulations of 3" to 5" expected south of a line from Emporia to Smithfield. South of a line from South Hill to Petersburg to Melfa, I expect 2" to 3" snow accumulation by the end of Tuesday. From Danville, to Farmville, to the Richmond metro, to the Northern Neck and points south, I expect only light accumulations up to 1" to 2" at most. North of these locations, only a dusting is possible.

I will post updates here through the morning!
--Carrie

Broad Area of Light Snow Moving into Southern VA

At 11:30 PM Monday, Doppler Max 6 indicated a broad area of light snow moving north-northeast through southern Virginia. Much of this precipitation was evaporating before reaching the ground, but portions of southwest Sussex county, Greensville county, Brunswick county, and Mecklenburg county are likely beginning to see the snow reach the ground. The winter weather advisory and winter storm warning remain as they were earlier in the evening, with the greatest snowfall expected across southeast Virginia. The Richmond metro area should see at dusting to 1" of total snowfall, with greater amounts south and east. Meteorologist Carrie Rose will be in the CBS 6 Storm Center early tomorrow with the very latest.

Zach

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