Winter Storm Kingston Updates: 500 Crashes Reported in Virginia; 4 Dead in Tennessee, Nebraska, North Carolina
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Where The Winter Storm Is Now
Snow is tapering off across Virginia and North Carolina after a winter storm killed at least four people - two in Nebraska, including a state trooper, one in North Carolina and one in Tennessee. Virginia State Police reported 500 crashes in the state by 5 a.m. Thursday, with 45 injured, according to WWBT-TV.
The heaviest snow fell around the Virginia-North Carolina border, with the highest totals in Sigma and Greenbrier, Virginia, where around 12.5 inches accumulated.
Norfolk, Virginia, crushed their record daily maximum snowfall with 10.2 inches. The previous daily record for Feb. 19 was only 0.6 inches, set back in 1989. The city typically only sees about 6.2 inches of snow annually.
The system, named Winter Storm Kingston by The Weather Channel, hit some parts of Kentucky and other areas in the South still reeling from flooding over the weekend.
The threat of freezing rain will continue tonight with more icy accumulation, especially before midnight, expected in central North Carolina. The snow is expected to taper off into the early morning hours in the mid-Atlantic, but a second round of snow showers forming in the Midwest will move eastward overnight before pushing through coastal states Thursday morning.
Freezing rain is likely to last into the overnight hours for eastern North Carolina.
Intense cold is also ready to settle into the Southeast, thanks to Kingston, especially Thursday night and Friday night. Lows in the teens could stretch from northern Georgia through the central Carolinas by Friday morning, and wind chills could drop into the teens or even single digits for cities like Nashville, Tennessee.
We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers, and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level.