LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Loudoun County Public Schools has canceled school for Wednesday, virtual and in-person, ahead of the expected winter weather storm in the DMV region, according to a statement from the school district.
On Tuesday, LCPS did admit that being virtual through the region's first major snow showing will depend on if virtual capabilities for students are not limited by power outages in the area because of the winter weather. Also, the district said road conditions could majorly impact teachers commuting to do virtual learning from their school classrooms.
Areas north and west of D.C. such as northern Loudoun, northern Montgomery, Fairfax, Manassas, Frederick, could pick up 3 to 6 inches as these areas will also be favored for cold air, but could also get some mixing that would cut down on snow totals.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday covering parts of Cecil, Howard, Baltimore, Harford, Montgomery, Loudon, Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, Rappahannock and Rockingham Counties from 7 a.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday.
Winter Storm Timeline Wednesday - Thursday:
7 a.m. - 9 a.m. Rain and snow slowly begin to fall across the region.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - More areas see rain and snow and some sleet mixing in.
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Rain picks up in D.C. and areas south, snow gets a little heavier in northern suburbs.
6 p.m. - 12 a.m. - Rain, snow continues with some sleet and freezing rain mixing in some areas. Most of the mixing will be along the rain/snow line.
12 a.m. - 5 a.m. Thursday - Areas that had rain begin to transition to snow. This will be the best opportunity for D.C. to see accumulating snow.
After 5 a.m. A few flurries and light snow showers and light rain linger until late morning. Precipitation begins to wind down.