The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook that winter storm Jonas is on the way Saturday into Sunday that could produce heavy snow and strong winds.
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By Saturday afternoon, 4 to 8 more inches could be piled on top, with the storm continuing through the evening, according to the National Weather Service. Snow will begin between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday night and will be heavy at times, the blizzard warning statement said.
It’s too soon to say for sure whether the lucky streak will continue.
Chance of precipitation Saturday is 80%.
A dusting to up to a half an inch of snow is possible in the advisory, which includes the cities of Eatonton, Monticello, and Sparta.
A majority of the snow is predicted to fall before 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, the report said.
Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet are possible, the advisory said, with up to one-tenth of an inch of ice.
There is a chance of snow before 7 a.m. Sunday; however, temperatures are supposed to reach a high of 34 degress.
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The major winter storm projected to hit the Mid-Atlantic today, with predictions showing the storm will hit the greater Williamsburg area mid-morning. Snowfall may approach two feet for some locations, including the Baltimore and Washington, DC, metro areas.
