The National Weather Service on Saturday predicted five or more inches of snow for late Sunday night and Monday.
The NWS issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire area on Saturday afternoon:
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR FIVE OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE.
* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LOOKS TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT SUNDAY WITH SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES…LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT SUNDAY…FALLING INTO THE MID 20S FOR MONDAY.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS…POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ICE AND SNOW SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. BOTH THE MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON RUSH HOURS WOULD BE AFFECTED.
