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Winter storm to impact Virginia Tuesday into Tuesday night

Updated look at how much snow winter storm could bring to Virginia

By: Mike Stone

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RICHMOND, Va. -- A storm will develop and track into our area on Tuesday.

Snow will spread across the region Tuesday morning. There will be steady snow around through the afternoon.

Warmer air will try to spread north, and this will change the snow to a wintry mix, first to the south. This mix may get into the metro by late afternoon or early evening.

The mix transition line may track north of I-64 Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. Freezing rain with ice accumulation is possible, with the best chance far west of I-95.

Wednesday morning, there may still be some mixed precipitation north and northwest of Richmond.

There will be periods of rain Wednesday into early Thursday. Some freezing rain will be possible in the mountains.

There is the potential for significant snow across much of the area.

While there will be some revisions to the forecast, as of now, it looks like at least several of snow will fall in Richmond.

There is the potential for 3 to 6 inches of snow across Metro Richmond, as well as areas north and west. Depending on when the mix and rain transitions occur, some spots could see in excess of 6 inches.

Of note, the warmer temperatures and change to rain will eliminate accumulation, especially in the metro and points south.

This storm will develop to our west Monday into Monday night, so the exact track still is not locked in. A change in track of just 25 or 50 miles will impact snowfall accumulations (either more or less), so we will continue to refine the snowfall forecast into early Tuesday.