The snow storm hit Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina hard, setting a snowfall record for many areas in the process.
As forecasted by WTKR News 3's First Warning Weather team, widespread snow blanketed the region through Wednesday afternoon and evening, The snow stopped overnight before starting up again Thursday morning — although the scattered showers throughout the day are expected to be much lighter.
Most of our area saw 6” to 10” of accumulation, but many saw snowfall in the double digits.
Watch: Expect temperatures in the teens Friday as refreeze expected overnight
Wednesday's snowfall at ORF of 10.2" put us at #8 on the All-Time Record "Daily" Snowfalls list, meaning the snowfall totals in one specific, localized area.
The communities that saw the highest snow totals were Virginia Beach's Macons Corner, Chesapeake's Greenbrier area and Virginia Beach's Sigma area with 13.0", 12.5" and 12.4", respectively.
Watch: Nearly 750 road incidents reported during severe winter weather
The areas with the lowest snow totals, both in Gloucester County, still saw several inches of accumulation. The Gloucester Courthouse area and Allmondsville neighborhood both got 4.0".
Curious to see how much snow each area saw? Below is a running list, compiled by WTKR News 3 Meteorologist Myles Henderson, of snow totals across Hampton Roads and Northeast North Carolina:
- Virginia Beach: Macons Corner – 13.0”
- Chesapeake: Greenbrier – 12.5”
- Virginia Beach: Sigma – 12.3”
- Virginia Beach: Gallops Corner – 12.0”
- Chesapeake: Great Bridge – 12.0”
- Chesapeake: Western Branch – 12.0”
- Virginia Beach: Cape Henry – 11.5”
- Chesapeake: Herberts Corner – 11.2”
- Virginia Beach: Munden – 11.0”
- Virginia Beach: Ocean Lakes – 11.0”
- Virginia Beach: Princess Anne – 11.0”
- Norfolk: Ghent – 11.0”
- Norfolk: ORF – 11.0”
- Currituck: Moyock – 11.0”
- Portsmouth: Cradock – 10.9”
- Chesapeake: South Norfolk – 10.8”
- Chesapeake: Deep Creek – 10.8”
- Suffolk: Driver – 10.6”
- Northampton: Bay View – 10.5”
- Norfolk: Norview – 10.2”
- Virginia Beach: Birdneck – 10.1”
- Norfolk: Downtown – 10.0”
- Norfolk: Foxhall – 10.0”
- Suffolk: Kilby – 10.0”
- Hampton: Phoebus – 10.0”
- Hampton: Hallwood – 10.0”
- Virginia Beach: Princess Anne Plaza – 9.5”
- Portsmouth: Olde Towne – 9.5”
- Suffolk: Huntersville – 9.5”
- Hampton: Buckroe Beach – 9.5”
- Hampton: Northampton – 9.4”
- Portsmouth: Churchland – 9.0”
- Currituck: Waterlily – 9.0”
- Camden: Burnt Mills – 9.0”
- Norfolk: ODU – 8.8”
- York: Tabb – 8.8”
- Norfolk: Wards Corner – 8.0”
- Hampton: Langley AFB – 8.0”
- Accomack: Pungoteague – 8.0”
- Hertford: Harrellsville – 8.0”
- Poquoson: – 7.9”
- Suffolk: Downtown – 7.5”
- Southampton: Drewryville – 7.0”
- Mathews: Port Haywood – 7.0”
- Northampton: Exmore – 7.0”
- Accomack: Bloxom – 7.0”
- Gloucester: Ware Neck – 6.8”
- Isle of Wight: Benns Church – 6.5”
- Isle of Wight: Carrollton – 6.5”
- York: Harris Grove – 6.5”
- Newport News: Beaconsdale – 6.5”
- Pasquotank: Nixonton – 6.5”
- Southampton: Hunterdale – 6.4”
- Gloucester: Achilles – 6.4”
- York: Dare – 6.3”
- Gloucester: Gloucester Point – 6.3”
- Sussex: Wakefield – 6.2”
- Mathews: Peary – 6.2”
- Isle of Wight: Smithfield – 6.0”
- Gloucester: Wicomico – 6.0”
- Perquimans: Holiday Island – 6.0”
- James City: Lightfoot – 5.5”
- Middlesex: Wilton – 5.5”
- Hertford: Ahoskie – 5.5”
- Williamsburg: – 5.0”
- James City: Five Forks – 5.0”
- James City: Ewell – 5.0”
- James City: Norge – 5.0”
- Gloucester: Dutton – 5.0”
- Currituck: Grandy – 5.0”
- James City: Toano – 4.8”
- Gloucester: Clay Bank – 4.8”
- Middlesex: Harcum – 4.3”
- Gloucester: Gloucester Courthouse – 4.0”
- Gloucester: Allmondsville – 4.0”
