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NEW: Winter Weather Advisory issued for Arlington ahead of potential ice storm

It could be an icy Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service just issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Arlington, the District of Columbia and other D.C. area locales.

The advisory, which takes effect at 9 p.m. Wednesday, warns of up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain.

“Limit travel [Wednesday night] and delay travel Thurs with freezing rain in the forecast,” VDOT’s Northern Virginia office said on social media.

Arlington crews were pre-treating county roads with brine lines today, in anticipation of the wintry weather.

More, below, from NWS.

249 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY…

* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.

* WHERE…Portions of DC, central, northeast, and northern Maryland, and central, northern, and northwest Virginia.

* WHEN…From 9 PM Wednesday to 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A mix of light freezing rain, sleet, and snow begins Wednesday evening. Precipitation mainly becomes a steady freezing rain Wednesday night. Temperatures will warm Thursday morning transitioning freezing rain over to rain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

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