Winter Storm Update

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Augusta, Highland, Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties effective Wednesday evening. Accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are likely above 1500 feet in elevation.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Bath County in Virginia and Greenbrier County in West Virginia effective Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. Accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are likely above 2500 feet in elevation.

Forecasts for areas including Nelson County to the south, Winchester to the north, Culpeper to the east and along the Blue Ridge can expect anywhere from a half inch up to four inches of accumulation.

As excessive rainfall will proceed the forecast drop in temperatures to below freezing Wednesday night areas of black ice should be anticipated. Road conditions may deteriorate quickly during the overnight period.

Projected precipitation models (non-NWS) are indicating approximately an inch of snow for Roanoke, Lynchburg, Covington and Charlottesville. Lexington, Buena Vista and Waynesboro  may receive one to three inches. Staunton and Harrisonburg are projected to receive three to four inches. While Highland County may receive as much as 8 inches of snow.

Weather updates, traffic updates and closings and delays (if applicable) can be heard on Classic 96.7 3WZ, on streaming audio at 3wzfm.com and on 1450 WREL.

Traffic Update (11/30/11)

BEDFORD COUNTY Rt. 691- Quarles Rd and  Rt. 619 - Foster Rd - impassable because of Flood


ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY Rt. 751 - High Water Ln - passable with care because of Flood


VDOT indicates that Northbound I-77 may have minor icy patches and snow and advises caution.


The National Weather Service indicates that travelers can anticipate minor snow on southbound I-81 near Wytheville and Marion, also westbound I-64 near Lewisburg, WV today. Up to a half inch of snow is expected in  western Highland County as well.

VDOT's Thanksgiving Plans

 The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend lane closures statewide from noon Wednesday, Nov. 23, until noon Monday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving weekend.
The days before and after Thanksgiving traditionally have the highest concentration of vehicle traffic of any holiday period nationwide.
This year, to help motorists plan the timing of their trips during the Thanksgiving holiday, VDOT has created detailed online maps showing peak travel times from previous years. The maps can be accessed at VDOT’s website at http://www.virginiadot.org/.
Based on traffic data from previous years, the least amount of interstate congestion during the week of Thanksgiving is likely to exist before noon Wednesday, Nov. 23. The heaviest congestion is likely to occur the afternoon and evening of Sunday, Nov. 27. 
VDOT has several other resources available for travelers to monitor road conditions and traffic incidents in real time as they travel and plan their journey. For real-time traffic conditions or to view traffic cameras, visit VDOT’s 24-hour travel information website, http://www.511virginia.org/. 511Virginia also is available by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia.
Lane closures and crash reports available on 511Virginia are also communicated through VDOT’s Twitter accounts, targeted for different parts of Virginia and specific interstate corridors, such as I-95 or I-81.
To report a road hazard or to get answers to your transportation question, you can call VDOT’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-FOR-ROAD (1-800-367-7623) around the clock.