Stafford is currently under a Winter Storm Watch, as snow is projected to begin on Wednesday evening and continue into Thursday evening.
While Stafford is expected to have more than 5 inches of accumulation, some models from the National Weather Service project more than 12-inches of accumulation throughout the region.
There is concern that heavy, wet snow could lead to some power outages during the storm.
More information from a National Weather Service release:
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW AND SLEET
* ACCUMULATIONS…THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND
SLEET.
* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
SLOWLY RISING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW AND SLEET COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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