Heavy snow and freezing rain caused hundreds of traffic crashes in Virginia and left tens of thousands of residents in the dark as the central Appalachians and parts of the mid-Atlantic states braced for heavy rains on Wednesday.

Snow showers will come to an end this evening as we start watching another storm system for Wednesday and Thursday.

The snowstorm that blew into the mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday caused accidents on roads and prompted school closures.

Wind, snow and even freezing rain is on the way to the region on Thursday.With nasty weather, comes the risk of power outages.Pacific Power said it is expecting