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Midday Update: Ice to snow, stay off roads

A winter weather advisory that had been in effect has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the region. 

Areas in eastern Prince William County, Stafford County, and Fredericksburg should see the highest snow totals from this storm. 

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND ALL FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION
  WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 20S...RISING TO THE LOWER 30S THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND TRAVEL
  WILL BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

 

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