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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Richmond.

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning issued February 10 at 4:37AM EST until February 12 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...Heavy mixed winter precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch possible. Locally higher ice amount along the Blue Ridge. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia. * WHEN...From 6 AM Tuesday to noon EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. Power outages may last multiple days. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes and the Wednesday morning commute.

Area
Botetourt; Rockbridge; Bedford; Amherst; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning issued February 10 at 4:37AM EST until February 12 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT... Heavy mixed winter precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 6 inches and ice accumulations up to one half an inch. Locally higher snow amounts north of I-64 west of Lexington. Locally higher ice amounts possible along the Blue Ridge. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause numerous power outages. Travel could be nearly impossible. Power outages may last multiple days. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes and the Wednesday morning commute.

Area
Ashe; Alleghany; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Patrick; Franklin; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning issued February 10 at 2:48AM EST until February 12 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches and ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central, northwest, and western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 7 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Augusta; Rockingham; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Orange; Spotsylvania; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:48AM EST until February 12 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Virginia and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Hampshire; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:48AM EST until February 12 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. * WHERE...Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Rappahannock; Culpeper

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:48AM EST until February 12 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
District of Columbia; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Charles; St. Marys; Calvert; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Southeast Harford; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Stafford; King George; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park

Winter Storm Watch

The Winter Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Wakefield VA on this developing situation.

The Winter Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Wakefield VA on this developing situation.

Area
Caroline; Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Western King William; Western King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex

Winter Storm Watch

The Winter Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Wakefield VA on this developing situation.

The Winter Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Wakefield VA on this developing situation.

Area
Fluvanna; Goochland; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning issued February 10 at 2:40AM EST until February 12 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches and a light glaze of ice accumulation. * WHERE...Portions of east central, eastern, and north central Virginia. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 10 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Caroline; Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Western King William; Western King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:40AM EST until February 12 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch possible around the eastern Piedmont. * WHERE...A portion of central Virginia. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Prince Edward; Cumberland; Amelia; Powhatan; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:40AM EST until February 12 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. * WHERE...Charles City, Eastern King William, Eastern King and Queen, New Kent, and Middlesex Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Charles City; New Kent; Middlesex; Eastern King William; Eastern King and Queen

Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch issued February 10 at 2:40AM EST until February 12 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Heavy wet snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches; Accomack

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning issued February 10 at 2:40AM EST until February 12 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Western Hanover, and Western Louisa Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM Tuesday to 1 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.

Area
Fluvanna; Goochland; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover

Hydrologic Outlook

Hydrologic Outlook issued February 9 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN

ESFMRX Multiple storm systems will impact the area this week and next weekend with moderate to heavy rainfall. The first storm system will impact the area on Tuesday and Tuesday night with 1 to 3 inches of rainfall across the area. Uncertainty exists in where the heaviest rainfall will fall, but the highest probability for heavy rainfall will be across southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina. The second storm system will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to the area on Wednesday night into Thursday with 1 to 3 inches of rain. There is higher certainty in the heaviest rainfall being limited to southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina. The third storm system will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to the area next Saturday into Sunday with an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain. These several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall will produce between 3 and 8 inches of total rainfall across the area through next Sunday. Current antecedent soil moisture is much above normal across the northern plateau, Clinch Mountains, and southwest Virginia due to recent rainfall. Even lower rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches will result in some flooding problems in these areas. These locations will be the most flood prone on Tuesday into Wednesday. Above normal soil moisture conditions continue across the East Tennessee mountains and northeast Tennessee. Near normal soil moisture is observed across much of the valley and southwest North Carolina. Patches of drier soil moisture conditions are noted across southeast Tennessee. The risk of flooding will be increasing area-wide throughout the week and into next weekend with increased streamflows likely. If you live or work near flood prone locations such as creeks, stream, and rivers, you should have a plan for if flooding occurs. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, weather.gov, and your local media for further updates.

Area
Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC; Anderson, TN; Bledsoe, TN; Blount, TN; Bradley, TN; Campbell, TN; Carter, TN; Claiborne, TN; Cocke, TN; Grainger, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN; Hamilton, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Johnson, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; McMinn, TN; Marion, TN; Meigs, TN; Monroe, TN; Morgan, TN; Polk, TN; Rhea, TN; Roane, TN; Scott, TN; Sequatchie, TN; Sevier, TN; Sullivan, TN; Unicoi, TN; Union, TN; Washington, TN; Lee, VA; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; Wise, VA; City of Bristol, VA; City of Norton, VA
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