Trees have come down in multiple counties throughout the Central Virginia region on Wednesday due to winter weather, with fire and rescue teams responding and urging caution to drivers.

Heavy snow and freezing rain left tens of thousands in the dark as the central Appalachians and parts of the mid-Atlantic states are bracing for heavy rains.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain were expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states Wednesday, ...