More winter weather headed to the Valley

 

It's not spring yet and winter will sweep back into the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia Sunday night and Monday with ice, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. If multiple forecasts are to be believed, the Valley will see somewhere on either side of a foot of snow. Old Man Winter is still in control so get ready for the next winter-weather ride. Stay warm and be safe out there.

Winter weather hits Shenandoah Valley ... local schools on delay

 

Graphic from The Weather Channel

Augusta County and Staunton public schools are on a two-hour delay this morning after winter weather moved into the area overnight. Ice, snow, and freezing rain were expected with a winter weather advisory lasting until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday night and Wednesday, heavy rains will be moving into the Valley with wintry weather in other areas making Thanksgiving travel hazardous for millions along the East Coast.

The Winter Weather Advisory includes locations in the Shenandoah Valley and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Check NBC-29 for the latest closings/delays and weather updates throughout the day.

How heavy is that snow on your roof?

Roofs have collapsed under the weight of snow from multiple storms. Just exactly how heavy is that snow on your roof?

Salt brine on the streets ... ugh

In the past, winter weather in the Shenandoah Valley would bring out VDOT salt trucks. When salt brine first began showing up on the streets around the SWAC area, word was it was more environmentally friendly -- someone even claimed it was a beet juice base -- and VDOT was able to treat road surfaces before bad weather hit.

Snow in the forecast? Even if we hadn't heard the weatherman, it was obvious that inclement weather was on the way because of the streaks on the roads.

With this weekend's huge winter storm expected over Virginia, the brine streaks began showing up Thursday afternoon in preparation for snow, and today they were on just about every road we traveled.

A friend clued me in about two weeks ago to the problems when he suggested I may want to get my vehicle washed of all the white salt/brine/dirt after weeks of snow on the ground, and said car owners had been having trouble with corrosion, especially on the undercarriage. He said the work vehicles with the company he worked for had been having issues with corrosion from the brine used by VDOT.

Then today I read Yankee Phil's post about that briny stuff with even more explanation of it.

Buy stock in car washes....

Shenandoah Valley braces for winter weather....

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Pendleton County in West Virginia and Augusta, Highland, Page, Rockingham and Shenandoah counties in Virginia from 4 a.m. Thursday until midnight. Snow showers should be starting sometime overnight and in the early morning hours Thursday, continuing throughout the morning before changing over to a wintry mix. Accumulations of snow followed by ice will make travel difficult. Below freezing temperatures into Friday will continue dangerous conditions after the precipitation stops.

UPDATE: WINTER STORM WARNING in effect through midnight Thursday. 4"-8" possible accumulation. High: 37 Low: 21.