With now less than 24 hours until a winter storm is expected, we know have a clearer idea of how much precipitation to expect from Sunday afternoon through Monday.
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield said Saturday that as much as foir inches of snow and sleet, and an additional half-inch of ice could fall across the Tri-City area by late Monday night. That forecast means travel conditions could be less than ideal, even with crews out treating the roads and highways.
“The main uncertainty that remains is the exact time of the transition from snow to a wintry mix Monday,” NWS Wakefield posted on X, formerly Twitter. Precipitation is expected to begin falling after 4 p.m. Sunday and convert over to rain and freezing rain sometime after 1 a.m. Monday.
Either rain or freezing rain will fall during the morning and early afternoon Monday, NWS said. It should change to all rain for the duration of the afternoon, then turn to a rain/snow mix and finish as all snow before tapering off Monday night. New snow accumulations are possibly 1-2 inches Monday night.
School systems across the area say they will continue to monitor weather conditions before deciding whether to suspend classes.
A state of emergency was declared Friday by Gov. Glenn Youngkin ahead of the storm. Northern and southwestern Virginia are expected to see as much as a foot of snow.
This is a developing story. Stay with progress-index.com for details as they become available.
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