Blizzard warning for Tidewater/Hampton Roads/Lower Shore

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT... Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very
dangerous to impossible, including during the morning commute on
Thursday. Tree branches could fall as well. Total snow
accumulations of 5 to 8 inches are expected with locally higher
amounts up to 12 inches.

* WHERE... Norfolk/Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
Counties.

* WHEN... From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will
cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant
drifting of the snow is likely.

NWS