Snow will change to sleet and freezing rain across Southwest and Southside Virginia this evening, with snow continuing in Northern Virginia.
Kevin Myatt
Kevin Myatt has written about Southwest and Southside Virginia weather for the past two decades, previously for The Roanoke Times. He has led Virginia Tech students on storm chase trips, edited a book on Mid-Atlantic hurricanes and written articles for the Washington Post's "Capital Weather Gang." X (formerly Twitter): @KevinMyattWx Facebook: Kevin Myatt's Weather Wonders. Email: weather@cardinalnews.org.
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