First winter storm of 2024 could hit Central Virginia this weekend

First winter storm of 2024 could hit Central Virginia this weekend

Matt DiNardo and Tannock Blair
4 hours ago

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There’s an old weather saying that tends to be true more than not, and it goes something like this: “Thunder in winter, snow in seven days.”

If you think back to last Friday many of us heard thunder and saw lightning. Now, seven days from last Friday could be the day of change leading into a major winter storm this coming Saturday.

Over the weekend the models began to show the development of a major winter storm in the Tennessee Valley and Northern Gulf Coast states for later Friday night heading into Saturday morning. That system would rapidly deepen and strengthen as it moves into Virginia during the day on Saturday before sliding up toward New England early Sunday morning.

While the exact track has to be determined, it is important to understand that a major winter storm will be bearing down on Virginia for the first weekend of 2024.

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