A significant ice storm is impacting parts of West Virginia as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued an Ice Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory for several counties. The storm is expected to bring hazardous conditions,

An ice storm warning is in effect for Washington County and parts of West Virginia from Wednesday evening to Thursday afternoon. Freezing rain accumulations of up to half an inch are possible in Washington County,

Parts of north central West Virginia could get more than a quarter inch of ice as a winter storm hits the state’s mountains and Eastern Panhandle starting Wednesday.

Forecasts anticipate that an ice storm will hit the Midwest and Northeast by mid-week, with at least six states expecting a high chance of impacts. Widespread freezing rain is expected to bring impacts from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic beginning on Wednesday.