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A FEBRUARY 2025 WINTER WEATHER - Talking Points

Weather Update Snow chances linger today, finally ending by late morning/early afternoon along and east of I-81, in the afternoon for much of Central Virginia, and the evening for eastern and western Virginia. • One last round of snow could bring additional accumulations of <1” to the Commonwealth • Roads will continue to be very dangerous with additional light snow, strong winds causing blowing and drifting, and road salt becoming less effective or even ineffective due to the extreme cold. • Winds pick up significantly later this morning, gusting out of the northwest at 25-40mph+, and remaining strong through Friday. Additional power outages are possible, along with tree damage due to the wind. • Temperatures remain exceptionally cold through Saturday morning. Due to this significant cold, we will not see appreciable snow melt until the weekend, when temperatures rise into the 40s to near 50. Daytime melting and overnight refreeze will be a concern this weekend. Temperatures next week will be a lot milder, especially come Tuesday. • River Flood Warnings are still in effect for: o the Appomattox River at Matoaca affecting the city of Petersburg, and portions of Chesterfield and Dinwiddie counties o Appomattox River at Mattoax affecting portions of Chesterfield, Powhatan, and Amelia counties o Nottoway River at Sebrell affecting portions of Sussex and Southampton • Snow Totals Snapshot o 12.5” Chesapeake o 11.5” Norfolk International o 10.5” Northampton 10” o Portsmouth o 8.8” Tabb (York) o 7.8” Wills Corner (Isle of Wight) o 6.5” Chincoteague o 6.5” Smithfield o 6.3” Ware Neck (Gloucester) o 6.2” Wakefield o 6” Pattersons Store (Nottoway) o 5.8” Meadowville (Chesterfield) o 5.6” Roxbury (Charles City) o 5.5” Cape Charles o 5” Mountcastle (New Kent) o 5” Petersburg o 5” Bottoms Bridge (Henrico) o 5” Mathews o 3” Jonesville (Lee) o 3.2” Short Pump o 3” Midlothian o 3” Holly Hills (Powhatan) o 3” South Hill o 2” Charlottesville o 2” Massanutten o 2” Pound

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Virginia Department of Emergency Management

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