Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Wakefield, VA
Areas Affected: Dorchester; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Richmond; Charles City; New Kent; James City; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 6:22pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 6:22pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 2:30am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 6:22pm EST
Event Ends: Monday 7:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional sleet accumulations of a few tenths of an inch and ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland and central, east central, north central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Damaging impacts are expected including widespread power outages and tree damage due to the ice. Travel could quickly become nearly impossible. Due to the increasing wind on Monday, additional tree damage and power outages are possible. People should prepare for power outages to potentially last for several days along with extreme cold.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Maryland, call 511 for road information. In Virginia, call 511 for road information.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7a8ae62c0780be6e1be2d976e261e184ebf8295.001.1 Codes: MDZ021, VAZ048, VAZ060, VAZ061, VAZ062, VAZ064, VAZ068, VAZ069, VAZ075, VAZ076, VAZ082, VAZ083, VAZ090, VAZ509, VAZ510, VAZ511, VAZ512, VAZ513, VAZ514, VAZ515, VAZ516, VAZ517, VAZ518, VAZ519, VAZ520, VAZ521, VAZ522 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7a8ae62c0780be6e1be2d976e261e184ebf8295.001.1