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Staunton / Augusta : VDOT Pretreating Roadways Anticipating Some Wintry Weather Late Friday Night

December 14, 2016

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vdot-staunton — Photos courtesy of VDOT Staunton, Virginia : Crew were getting ready to hit the highways and pretreat Wednesday in anticipation of some wintry weather that's predicted for the area late Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Photos courtesy of VDOT Staunton, Virginia : Crew were getting ready to hit the highways and pretreat Wednesday in anticipation of some wintry weather that's predicted for the area late Friday night into early Saturday morning. — Photos courtesy of VDOT Staunton, Virginia : Crews were getting ready to hit the highways and pretreat Wednesday in anticipation of some wintry weather that’s predicted for the area late Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Staunton
Augusta County, Virginia

As Tommy has mentioned in his forecast, the potential for some wintry weather is on the horizon during the timeframe from late Friday night into Saturday morning of this weekend. Subfreezing temps will be in place during that period until warm air begins moving into the area around noonish Saturday. Before that a mixture of freezing rain, snow and sleet is possible.

We're about to start anti-icing on interstates, ramps and key primary routes. Photos show @VaDOT crews and contractors filling their tanks. pic.twitter.com/AxxoCYLeEU

— VDOT Staunton (@VaDOTStaunton) December 14, 2016

@BlueRidgeLife @VaDOT It's for weather expected Friday evening. Extreme cold & wind forecast Thur/Fri would make it tough to pre-treat then.

— VDOT Staunton (@VaDOTStaunton) December 14, 2016

Once the temps warm up on Saturday everything is expected to change over to plain rain, but it may take several hours for that to happen, especially in the higher elevations.

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