Update 2/25/15: The National Weather Service has upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning, which is in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 1 p.m. Thursday.
The latest meteorologist predictions show 4 to 7 inches of snow are expected to fall in the Historic Triangle overnight Wednesday.
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Original Post: The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Historic Triangle on Wednesday night and Thursday morning for a storm predicted to bring about 3 to 5 inches of snow to the area.
That snow will come in addition to Tuesday afternoon and evening snow, which is forecast to contribute less than an inch of additional snow to the area.
A watch means the potential exists for a winter storm. It will be sunny with a high near 44 on Wednesday, but by 1 a.m. Thursday, the snow is expected to begin.
The snow is predicted to stop falling around noon Thursday. Temperatures will hover near freezing until Sunday, when the high is forecast to hit 46.
The Tuesday snow has caused roads throughout Hampton Roads to become slick. Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police said troopers are responding to a “high volume of accidents and incidents” on roads throughout the region.
From 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Virginia State Police responded to 174 traffic crashes in Hampton Roads, with the majority of those involving damage to vehicles.
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, troopers were at the scene of 43 crashes and 11 disabled vehicles across the region, according to VSP spokesperson Corinne Geller.
She urged residents to delay travel unless absolutely necessary while the Virginia Department of Transportation worked to treat and clear interstates throughout Hampton Roads.
VDOT began pretreating roads Tuesday afternoon with a focus on bridges, offramps, overpasses and “hotspots” identified by interstate monitors, according to a news release.
Surface streets in the Historic Triangle were also pretreated Tuesday afternoon. VDOT recommends drivers remain alert as icy conditions may develop during the week.
The Williamsburg Regional Library closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, though the Williamsburg Chamber Music concert scheduled for 8 p.m. will go on as scheduled.
The York County School Division has already canceled the Web Wars: The Dark Side of the Internet parent seminars scheduled for tonight at Yorktown Middle School and Wednesday at Tabb Middle School. Share closures with WYDaily by emailing [email protected].
A snowstorm last week that brought about 6 inches to the area caused four days of school closures and headaches in the prep sports schedule.
