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Snow begins falling in Central Virginia

Posted at 12:41 AM, Feb 20, 2012
and last updated 2012-02-20 00:41:59-05

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Snow has started falling across some of the CBS 6 viewing area Sunday afternoon.

CBS 6 Storm Team Meteorologist Mike Stonesays a winter weather advisory is in effect for most of the area through tonight.  [MORE: Complete forecast discussion.]

Stone says light rain and snow will continue tracking northward and that precipitation intensity will increase this evening as the storm passes to our south. [MAP: Storm Team 6 snowfall totals]

As a result, a period of light to moderate snow will occur this evening into the first part of the morning.

Depend on CBS 6 News and WTVR.com for the most complete coverage of this winter storm. Make sure to let us know what conditions are like in your neighborhood. [Click here to connect with CBS 6 on Facebook.]

WTVR.com has also launched our new LIVE blog. You can get instant updates from the CBS newsroom there. We’ll also feature photos and videos from around the area as we get them. You’ll also be able to interact with other users — and get answers to your questions about snow totals and road conditions.

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We’ve also redesigned our homepage to make it easy to find out about the storm. We’ve gathered some of our most popular links – and useful info there. [View our normal page here]

*If you’re on Facebook, please share your video on our wall. If you don’t have Facebook, you can upload the video on YouTube, post a link on Facebook or email us at pics@wtvr.com.