A Winter Storm Watch begins Monday morning for the areas highlighted in light blue. This includes locations such as Wintergreen, Montebello, Humpback Rocks, Big Meadows and Afton Mountain along and near I-65 in the higher elevations. Click on the image above for the absolute latest updates from NWS.
A Winter Storm Watch begins Monday morning for the areas highlighted in light blue. This includes locations such as Wintergreen, Montebello, Humpback Rocks, Big Meadows and Afton Mountain along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive and near I-64 in the higher elevations. Click on the image above for the absolute latest updates from NWS.
WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
215 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021
Augusta-Rockingham-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
215 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of
around three tenths of an inch possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and western Virginia and eastern
West Virginia.
* WHEN...From Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous
conditions could impact the evening commute Monday as well as
the morning commute Tuesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
215 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Hardy-Western Grant-
Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-
215 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is
expected. Ice accumulation from freezing rain around or
greater than one-quarter of an inch is possible in addition to
the possibility of snow and sleet accumulation.
* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, the northern Shenandoah
Valley, the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, and the
northern Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains.
* WHEN...From Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous
conditions could impact the evening commute Monday as well as
the morning commute Tuesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
