Weather Alerts for Virginia

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3. Winter Storm Warning for: Caroline; New Kent; James City; Western King William; Eastern King William; York

4. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Fauquier

5. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Tazewell; Mercer; Summers

7. Winter Storm Warning for: Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Gloucester; Middlesex; Mathews; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bland; Giles; Bath; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Dickenson; Buchanan

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Hanover

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Highland; Eastern Pendleton

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Goochland; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Rappahannock; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Rockbridge; Amherst

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Sussex; Surry; Southampton; Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Wise; Russell; Washington

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation

Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds