Highland County, Virginia – Mountain roads across western Virginia and eastern West Virginia could turn slick by late Monday morning as snow and freezing rain move in by 10 a.m., setting up hazardous travel through early Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service in Baltimore/Washington, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday for Western and Eastern Highland counties in Virginia and Western and Eastern Grant and Pendleton counties in West Virginia. Forecasters expect 1 to 3 inches of snow, along with up to two tenths of an inch of ice, with the highest totals along ridge tops.
Snow will spread across higher elevations late this morning into the afternoon, coating sections of U.S. 220, U.S. 33 and Route 250. A brief break is possible late afternoon before sleet and freezing rain redevelop this evening. Ice could glaze bridges and steep grades overnight, increasing the risk of spinouts during the Tuesday morning commute.
Drivers should slow down, allow extra braking distance and check 511 for updated road conditions. Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing Tuesday morning, allowing precipitation to change to rain before tapering off. Additional advisories may be issued if ice totals increase overnight.
