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Feb 20: Area under Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Virginia has upgrade the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm warning, effective from 2:32 pm, February 20 through 7 am, Friday, February 21.

The Winter Storm Warning includes the following area counties/municipalities:

Northeastern NC Counties:
Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Northampton

Southeastern VA Counties/Cities:
Chesapeake, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach

Expect rain mixing with and changing to snow affecting portions of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina, from late Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.

Snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches, with locally higher amounts are possible. North winds could gust as high as 30 to 35 mph at the immediate coast Thursday night into Friday morning.

Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

winter storm warning is a statement made by the National Weather Service (NWS) which means a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours. Generally, a Winter Storm Warning is issued if the following criteria, at least, are forecast: usually between 4 inches (10 cm) to 7 inches (18 cm) or more of snow or usually 3 inches (7.6 cm) or more of snow with a large accumulation of ice.

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