February 18, 2021
DANVILLE, Va. – Freezing rain is expected in the Danville area throughout the day Thursday, with a half-inch accumulation possible by nightfall.
Blacksburg meteorologist Reggie Roakes says the National Weather Service is projecting a total ice accumulation of up to three-quarters-of-an-inch for the Dan River Region. The outskirts of the city and the surrounding counties can expect higher amounts.
He said it does not appear the frozen precipitation will transition to rain by late day, with more freezing rain or sleet in the forecast Thursday night. No additional accumulation is expected overnight.
Roakes says the storm will exit Southside on Friday, with a chance of mixed precipitation in the morning. That will end by 1 p.m. and sunny skies and above freezing temperatures are expected to return by Friday afternoon.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg earlier today issued a winter storm warning for Danville and the surrounding area because of a low-pressure system that will bring sleet and freezing
The Danville Public Works Department is pretreating main thoroughfares, bridges and overpasses today because of a winter storm that is expected to bring a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain beginning around midnight Saturday and continuing into Sunday.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has not yet issued a winter weather advisory for Danville, but is expected to do so later today.
Meteorologist Reggie Roakes said a low-pressure system moving across the Ohio Valley will ride over the area and bring a wintry mix.
âThe precipitation is temperature dependent,â Roakes said. âYou are going to receive impactful precipitation no matter what.â
January 29, 2021
DANVILLE, Va. – For the second time in less than a week, Danville is bracing for a winter storm. But this time, the city could see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing starting late Saturday night and extending through the morning hours on Sunday.
Blacksburg meteorologist Reggie Roakes said a low-pressure system moving across the Ohio Valley will ride over the area and bring a wintry mix.
“The precipitation is temperature dependent,” Roakes said. “You are going to receive impactful precipitation no matter what.”
The precipitation will begin as snow and then transition to sleet and freezing rain and later to rain as temperatures warm. Accumulations will depend on how quickly the transition takes place, with snow accumulations ranging from one to two inches and ice accumulations ranging from a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch.