Winter Storm Warning 01/05/2025 08:52 for Virginia, West Virginia areas

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 5 and 8 inches, with amounts of up to 10 inches possible in isolated spots if heavy banding sets up in this area. Additionally, ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...In Virginia, Augusta, Eastern Highland, and Rockingham Counties. In West Virginia, Eastern Pendleton County. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 1 AM EST Tuesday. Highest snowfall rates occur tonight into early Monday morning. Snow will mix with or change over to sleet and freezing rain late tonight into Monday afternoon. A lull in precipitation will occur sometime during the late morning into the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Conditions will rapidly deteriorate tonight with untreated and unplowed roads becoming impassable for the Monday morning and evening commutes. During the times of heaviest snowfall, even primary roads may be impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates between 1 to 3 inches per hour are possible between midnight and mid-morning Monday. A second round of heavy snow is likely Monday evening before precipitation ends Monday night.