First Alert Weather Day: Winter storm pulls away from Virginia

Snow to change over to sleet, rain later Sunday
By Nick Russo, Andrew Freiden, and Jim Duncan | January 27, 2021 at 3:41 PM EST - Updated January 31 at 10:44 PM

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Central Virginia saw its biggest snow in more than two years on Sunday with a widespread 2 to 5 inches before the changeover to rain Sunday afternoon.

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This was our snow map going into the storm, and it ended up being pretty close to the actual snowfall amounts across Central Virginia.

Several inches of accumulating snow are expected on Sunday in metro Richmond before a transition to sleet and rain.
Several inches of accumulating snow are expected on Sunday in metro Richmond before a transition to sleet and rain. (Source: WWBT)

Please be careful driving Sunday night into Monday morning with slushy areas likely to continue, especially on side roads.

On Monday there may be a few snow or rain showers on the backside of the storm, but little to no additional snow accumulation is expected.

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