Waching daily Jan 6 2017

( 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.