( WEATHER ANIM - WITH
TRACK)
THIS AFTERNOON: CLOUDY.
HIGHS: NEAR 40. WINDS:
N 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: SNOW DEVELOPING.
BREEZY. LOWS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 10-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: STEADY SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY. HIGHS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 15-25 MPH.
READY, SET, SNOW! AS
EVERYONE IS PREPPING FOR
THE BIG STORM TOMORROW,
WE WILL BE TRACKING
CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR
40. THE SNOW IS SET TO
START AFTER 9 PM, SO THE
TIMING IS GETTING PUSHED
UP A LITTLE EARLIER.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
WINTRY MIX STRETCHING
FROM SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA BEACH THROUGH
THE COASTAL AREAS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA,
WHICH WILL
LIKELY KEEP THOSE
SNOWFALL TOTALS LOWER.
THERE WILL BE A TIGHT
SNOW GRADIENT ACROSS OUR
VIEWING AREA, SO LET'S
USE BULLET POINTS HERE:
OUTER BANKS: MOSTLY RAIN,
THEN 1" TO 2" TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. CURRITUCK CO,
CAMDEN CO, PASQUOTANK CO,
PERQUIMANS CO, CHOWAN CO:
4" TO 8". GATES CO,
HERTFORD CO, NORTHAMPTON
CO (NC),
BERTIE CO: 8" TO 12".
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH:
4" TO 6".
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH,
GLOUCESTER CO, MATHEWS
CO, JAMES CITY CO, YORK
CO, WILLIAMSBURG,
NORTHAMPTON CO (VA): 6"
TO 10". NORFOLK,
PORTSMOUTH, CHESAPEAKE,
SUFFOLK,
FRANKLIN, ISLE OF WIGHT
CO, SOUTHAMPTON CO, SURRY
CO, SUSSEX CO: 10" TO
13".
TIMING: AFTER 9 PM: SNOW
(AND WINTRY MIX) STARTS
SPREADING FROM THE SOUTH.
9 PM - 7 AM: STEADY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.
7 AM - 12 PM: STEADY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUES.
12 PM - 3 PM: MODERATE
SNOW TAPERING TO LIGHT
SNOW.
3 PM - 5 PM: SNOW ENDING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW,
30 MPH, ESPECIALLY CLOSER
TO THE COAST.
MORE DETAILS WILL BE IN
OUR LATEST BLOGS, SO BE
SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY!
( WEATHER ANIM - WITH
TRACK)
THIS AFTERNOON: CLOUDY.
HIGHS: NEAR 40. WINDS:
N 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: SNOW DEVELOPING.
BREEZY. LOWS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 10-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: STEADY SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY. HIGHS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 15-25 MPH.
READY, SET, SNOW! AS
EVERYONE IS PREPPING FOR
THE BIG STORM TOMORROW,
WE WILL BE TRACKING
CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR
40. THE SNOW IS SET TO
START AFTER 9 PM, SO THE
TIMING IS GETTING PUSHED
UP A LITTLE EARLIER.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
WINTRY MIX STRETCHING
FROM SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA BEACH THROUGH
THE COASTAL AREAS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA,
WHICH WILL
LIKELY KEEP THOSE
SNOWFALL TOTALS LOWER.
THERE WILL BE A TIGHT
SNOW GRADIENT ACROSS OUR
VIEWING AREA, SO LET'S
USE BULLET POINTS HERE:
OUTER BANKS: MOSTLY RAIN,
THEN 1" TO 2" TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. CURRITUCK CO,
CAMDEN CO, PASQUOTANK CO,
PERQUIMANS CO, CHOWAN CO:
4" TO 8". GATES CO,
HERTFORD CO, NORTHAMPTON
CO (NC),
BERTIE CO: 8" TO 12".
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH:
4" TO 6".
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH,
GLOUCESTER CO, MATHEWS
CO, JAMES CITY CO, YORK
CO, WILLIAMSBURG,
NORTHAMPTON CO (VA): 6"
TO 10". NORFOLK,
PORTSMOUTH, CHESAPEAKE,
SUFFOLK,
FRANKLIN, ISLE OF WIGHT
CO, SOUTHAMPTON CO, SURRY
CO, SUSSEX CO: 10" TO
13".
TIMING: AFTER 9 PM: SNOW
(AND WINTRY MIX) STARTS
SPREADING FROM THE SOUTH.
9 PM - 7 AM: STEADY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.
7 AM - 12 PM: STEADY
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUES.
12 PM - 3 PM: MODERATE
SNOW TAPERING TO LIGHT
SNOW.
3 PM - 5 PM: SNOW ENDING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW,
30 MPH, ESPECIALLY CLOSER
TO THE COAST.
MORE DETAILS WILL BE IN
OUR LATEST BLOGS, SO BE
( WEATHER ANIM - WITH
TRACK)
THIS AFTERNOON: CLOUDY.
HIGHS: NEAR 40. WINDS:
N 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: SNOW DEVELOPING.
BREEZY. LOWS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 10-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: STEADY SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY. HIGHS: LOW-30S.
WINDS: N 15-25 MPH.
READY, SET, SNOW! AS
EVERYONE IS PREPPING FOR
THE BIG STORM TOMORROW,
WE WILL BE TRACKING
CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS NEAR
40. THE SNOW IS SET TO
START AFTER 9 PM, SO THE
TIMING IS GETTING PUSHED
UP A LITTLE EARLIER.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
WINTRY MIX STRETCHING
FROM SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA BEACH THROUGH
THE COASTAL AREAS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA,
WHICH WILL
IT CONTINUES TO GROW AS
WE SPEAK.
WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM
COVERAGE THIS MIDDAY
AS CREWS GET READY FOR
THE STORM.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S JASON
MARKS JOINS US LIVE FROM
VIRGINIA BEACH WHERE
CREWS
ARE ALREADY OUT. THERE
COULD BE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
- ARE
THE CREWS READY?
IN ABOUT 12 HOURS--
VIRGINIA BEACH PUBLIC
WORKS WILL BE A VERY BUSY
PLACE.. CREW WILL GET OUT
THERE AROUND 11:30 TO
START TREATING BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES AND THEN
AROUND 6:30 CREWS START
12 HOUR SHIFTS AND THEY
WILL BE OUT UNTIL THE
ROADS ARE CLEAR.
VIRGINIA BEACH HAS 35
TRUCKS THAT WILL BE
HITTING THE ROAD. THEY
WILL BE SPREADING A SAND
SALT MIXTURE. I'M TOLD
THERE IS 1500 TONS OF IT
ALREADY MIXED. JUST
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA--
THAT THE WEIGHT OF THREE
COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES.
OFFICIALS SAY VDOT IS
ALSO SUPPLYING ABOUT A
DOZEN MORE TRUCKS.
REMEMBER THEY HAVE A JOB
TO DO AND
THE BEST THING IS STAY
OUT OF THE WAY.
RUNS=10 OUTCUE=THINGS
GOING "WE ARE STILL
TELLING PEOPLE IF YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BEE ON THE
ROADS DON'T DO IT BUT
TEMPS ARE GOING
TO BE IN THE TEENS. A
LOT OF ICE. A LOT OF
THINGS GOING"
HERE IN VIRGINIA BEACH
THERE IS ABOUT 900 LANE
MILES TO PLOW. THAT'S
ABOUT FROM HERE TO
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. NOW
REMEMBER THEY'LL DO MAJOR
ROADS FIRST.. YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT VIRGINIA
BEACH BOULEVARD AND
INDEPENDENCE.
THEN THEY WILL DO
SECONDARY ROADS. JUST A
REMINDER-- YOU WON'T SEE
THEM COMING
DOWN YOU NEIGHBORHOOD
STREET. NEWS CONVERSE AT
2
IN VIRGINIA BEACH JM, 10
ON YOUR SIDE.
THANKS JASON - FROM
VIRGINIA BEACH TO THE
PENINSULA - CREWS ARE
GETTING READY FOR AS
MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S MATT
GREGORY JOINS US LIVE -
AND CONTINUES OUR TEAM
COVERAGE.
IF YOU DO HAVE TO DRIVE
ANYWHERE THIS WEEKEND -
WE HAVE SOME TIPS TO KEEP
ROLL IN "STOPPING AND
GOING"
IN THE SNOW. MAKE SURE
YOUR BATTERY AND LIGHTS
ARE PROPERLY WORKING.
HAVE CLEAR VISION - MAKE
SURE YOUR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN
WORKING CONDITION.
AND HERE'S A BIG ONE -
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN
EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR
- INCLUDING
SAND OR KITTY LITTER, A
SMALL SHOVEL, FLASHLIGHT,
AND BLANKETS IN CASE YOU
GET STUCK. AND KEEP
YOUR TANK AT LEAST HALF
FULL
FROM YOUR CAR TO THE SKY
- MAKE SURE YOU CHECK
YOUR FLIGHTS BEFORE YOU
TAKE OFF.
SEVERAL AIRLINES AT
NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL ARE
OFFERING CHANGE FEE
WAIVERS FOR FLIGHTS
LEAVING NORFOLK. AND IN
NEWPORT NEWS -
WILLIAMSBURG -
TRAVEL ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN OFFERED AS THE STORM
MOVES OUR DIRECTION.
BEFORE YOU GO TO YOUR
FLIGHT - DOUBLE AND
TRIPLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE
GOVERNOR TERRY MCAULIFFE
SAYS THE NATIONAL GUARD
IS
READY AND EXTRA HELP FROM
VDOT IS ON ITS WAY TO
HAMPTON ROADS.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S
STEPHANIE HARRIS WAS WITH
THE GOVERNOR AT AN EVENT
IN VIRGINIA
BEACH THIS MORNING..
STEPHANIE - WHAT HELP
IS THE STATE SENDING THIS
WAY.
THE GOVERNOR HAS PLEDGED
THE FULL RESOURCES OF THE
STATE TO THE HAMPTON
ROADS AREA TO TACKLE THIS
STORM.
THAT INCLUDES MANPOWER
AND EQUIPMENT.
VDOT HAS 555 PIECES OF
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT IN
HAMPTON ROADS ALREADY --
THIS
MORNIG THE GOVERNOR
ORDERED THEM TO MOVE
ABOUT 70 MORE PIECES OF
EQUIPMENT
AND 23 TIGER TEAMS TO
HAMPTON ROADS. VDOT SAYS
THEY SHOULD BE HERE BY 2
O'CLOCK. THOSE TIGER
TEAMS CONSIST OF 66 CREW
MEMBERS FROM FROM OTHER
PARTS OF THE STATE THAT
WILL BE DEPLOYED TO
VIRGINIA
BEACH, NORFOLK,
CHESAPEAKE AND
PORTSMOUTH.
VDOT SAYS THOSE CITIES
REQURESTED THE HELP AND
THOSE EXTRA CREWS WILL BE
HELPING
TO CLEAR CITY STREETS. SO
THE GOVERNOR IS ASKING
PEOPLE TO NOT
PARK ON ALONG THE STREETS
IF POSSIBLE SO THE CREWS
CAN GET THROUGH -- AND TO
STAY
OFF THE ROADS.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL
CONSIDER DECLARING A
STATE OF EMERGENCY IF
NECESSARY. HE
SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED
THAT
WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN IF
THEY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
THE PORTS AND MOVED LARGE
AMOUNTS
OF SNOW INTO THE WATER.
HE WILL BE MEETING WITH
ADVISORS AGAIN AT
THREE O'CLOCK. WE'LL
REPORT ANY CHANGES OR
UPDATES FROM HIS OFFICE
THEN. STEPHANIE HARRIS
TOYS
WITH A BIG STORM ON THE
WAY, NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER IS
WASTING NO TIME.
COOPER HAS ALREADY
DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR ALL OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
CHRIS HORNE IS IN THE
NEWSROOM WITH DETAILS.
GOVERNOR COOPER SAYS IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY OFF THE ROADS ONCE
THE SNOW STARTS - AND TO
REMAIN OFF THE ROADS EVEN
AFTERWARD.
THAT WAY CARS WON'T END
UP STUCK OR ABANDONED ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND
PLOWS CAN DO THEIR WORK.
COOPER HELD A PRESS
CONFERENCE THIS MORNING
AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HE
SAYS CARS LEFT ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD
WILL BE TOWED. COOPER IS
ASSURING NORTH CAROLINA
RESIDENTS THAT THE STATE
IS READY.
NEWS>FEEDS> 39:21 GOV.
ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
-- THE NATIONAL GUARD IS
ON READY IN THE
EVENT WE NEED THEM. THERE
ARE ABOUT 1900 DOT TRUCKS
THAT ARE AROSS THE STATE
THAT ARE READY TO BE
DEPLOYED (13)
COOPER SAYS DO NOT CALL
9-1-1 FOR WEATHER OR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
BEST WAY TO STAY ON TOP
OF CONDITIONS IN THE
STATE IS ON LINE AT
READY-NC-DOT-ORG AND
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AN APP.
COOPER HAD AN IMPORTANT
REMINDER
FOR FOLKS WHILE EVERYONE
THINKING ABOUT SNOW.
MONDAY IS FEMA'S DEADLINE
FOR APPLYING FOR FEDERAL
FLOOD ASSISTANCE FROM
HURRICANE MATTHEW BACK IN
OCTOBER.