Hampton Roads largely was spared the worst of the winter storm that hit the East Coast over the weekend.
Benns Church, near Smithfield, accumulated 2 inches of snow as well as ice and freezing rain, said Jeff Orrock, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Wakefield. Williamsburg and York County’s Tabb community saw 1.5 inches before changing to sleet and freezing rain while Newport News saw an inch. Areas in South Hampton Roads received up to 1.5 inches of snow before also changing to sleet during daybreak, he said.
Orrock said Monday should start out cloudy with precipitation being gone. Temperatures will start in the upper 20s to lower 30s with a high in the mid to upper 30s expected. Winds will pick up towards the evening with an arctic front coming in around 3 to 4 p.m., causing temperatures to plummet in the evening.
From Monday night to Tuesday morning, temperatures are expected to be in the mid teens with a wind chill between 5 to 10 degrees. While Tuesday will potentially warm up to the low to mid 30s, another round of cold air will come that night, going down into the 20s and upper teens. Orrock said this looks to continue through until Friday.
“Unfortunately, we’re about to get into one of the coldest stretches that we’ve seen in quite some time,” he said.
Orrock said he hopes the roads will dry out before temperatures get even colder. He said Hampton Roads residents should be preparing for the weather, noting it will be cold for a “long period of time.”
James W. Robinson, 757-799-0621, james.robinson@virginiamedia.com
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