A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday for Washington, D.C., and portions of Maryland, and northern Virginia as a blast of arctic air settles into the region. Bitter cold wind chills between zero and 10 degrees below are expected.

By Tuesday evening, motorists were proceeding cautiously during the remnants of rush hour around uptown Charlotte as white stuff began sticking to roads. “With the cold air in place, any accumulating snow may cause significant impacts on roadways.

A passing weather system brought some snow to the Charlotte region Tuesday night, leaving behind a white blanket across several parts of the Carolinas that often don’t get much snow. Most of the snow in the Carolinas went fell across the heart of South Carolina,

The second snowfall of the year blanketed Uptown Charlotte, surprising residents as snow accumulated on roads and buildings.