The Virginia Department of Transportation is advising motorists not to travel in parts of Virginia on Sunday afternoon into Monday.
VDOT said that treacherous conditions are expected overnight into Monday morning as snow is predicted to fall at a rate of an inch an hour and accumulation could be as much to 5-12 inches in parts of Northern and Central Virginia.
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VDOT also said that travel is not advised through the rest of the Commonwealth over the same time frame as a mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow which will cause hazardous driving conditions.
VDOT said the intensity of the storm will produce conditions that will require multi-day operations to make roadways passable, which means travelers will not immediately see bare pavement.
“Winter weather has already moved into Virginia and road conditions are deteriorating rapidly. Crews are already treating areas in the western part of the commonwealth. In areas anticipating the incoming storm, crews are staged and ready to begin plowing and treatment operations when conditions warrant,” VDOT said in its release.