A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING AND LASTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Updated Tuesday 5:09 AM
Light snow is moving into the area this morning and will start to pick up intensity through the morning. We could see an accumulation of 2"-4" by this evening. The temperature should stay at or just above freezing for most of the area. Therefore this storm should be mostly snow. For the counties to the south of interstate 70 there could be a period that the snow changes to a wintry mix this afternoon. The snow will continue into tonight but will start to taper off to a lighter snow with an additional 1"-2". Snow totals with this system will range from 4"-8" for northern portions of the region. 3"-6" for Zanesville, Cambridge and Lancaster with a little less for the towns to our south. Another part of this storm will be the gusty winds that will pick up tonight and last through Wednesday. With the heavy wet snow clinging to power lines and tree branches, it is likely that we will see power outages across the region. After the storm wraps up it will stay very chilly all week. The snow will be not disappearing anytime soon.
