Winter Weather Advisories Issued for Mid-Atlantic as First Snow of the Season Arrives
More than 16 million people are under Winter Weather Advisories in the mid-Atlantic, waking up to their first snow of the season in parts of Virginia and Maryland, which is creating slick travel conditions and delaying school openings across the region. A camera tour from Virginia this morning showed some of the snowiest places across the state as the first measurable snow of the season is recorded for many places in the Mid-Atlantic.
A camera tour from Virginia this morning showed some of the snowiest places across the state as the first measurable snow of the season is recorded for many places in the Mid-Atlantic.
Impact on Travel and Schools
Schools were closed in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, and schools throughout the Washington, D.C. area are either canceled or operating with delays. The heaviest snow is expected in southern Virginia, including Richmond and Roanoke. Snowfall totals could reach 4 inches through Friday night in Roanoke and Blacksburg; Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
Expected snowfall.
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Forecast and Warnings
Winter Weather Advisories are also in effect for Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, where a coating to 1 inch of snow is expected through Friday morning. Parts of Virginia, as well as northern North Carolina, Maryland and Delaware, are all forecast to see their first snow of the season from this event.
More than 16 million people are under Winter Weather Advisories in the mid-Atlantic, waking up to their first snow of the season in parts of Virginia and Maryland, which is creating slick travel conditions and delaying school openings across the region. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell has the story from Richmond, Virginia.
Travel Precautions
Those who will be traveling along Interstates 26, 95, 91, 40, 85 and 77 on Friday and into the weekend should monitor the latest weather forecasts. This comes as a lobe of artic air has reached the Northeast and funneled south over the Appalachians, ushering in the coldest temperatures of early meteorological winter thus far for some locales.
Forecast ice accumulation.
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