Seaman Lucas Graves clears the entrance to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Cape Charles. Photo by Jim Ritch.
By Jim Ritch —
A wintry mix of snow and 35-mph winds blew over the Eastern Shore Jan. 28. Although the thermometer hovered around freezing, winds made the cold feel like a frosty 19 degrees.
According to the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., area accumulations varied from one half-inch to 1 inch.
Snow lovers might have further reason to rejoice this weekend if a forecast coastal low materializes.
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Seaman Lucas Graves clears the entrance to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Cape Charles. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Windblown snow striped pilings and signs in Cape Charles Town Harbor. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Cape Charles’ Neptune statue, a summertime attraction, wore a chilly coating across its back. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Snow covered the windshields of a golf cart and cars on Randolph Street, Cape Charles. Photo by Jim Ritch.
Even street signs were partially whited-out by the snow. Photo by Jim Ritch.