Virginia Governor Declares Storm Emergency as Snow and Ice Bear Down on Mid-Atlantic States

Virginia Governor Declares Storm Emergency as Snow and Ice Bear Down on Mid-Atlantic States
Maryland Department of Transportation employees use a backhoe to load a truck with salt at the State Highway Administration District 6 Office in LaVale, Md., on Feb. 5, 2025. Steve Bittner/Cumberland Times-News via AP
The Associated Press
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A wintry mess was bearing down on mid-Atlantic states Tuesday with forecasts of significant snow and ice accumulations prompting warnings of potential power outages.

The National Weather Service said travel would become treacherous Tuesday through early Wednesday in much of Virginia and West Virginia.