HCA ROAD STORM SERVICE UPDATE

From Blade Runners Saturday morning:  "As you know we are about to have a fourth event in the span of one week.  We plan to begin servicing all properties when we reach 2 inches of snow. ... "  For information on snow plowing challenges and concerns, visit the Blade Runners snow webpage.  NOAA National Weather Service forecast for Reston:  "Today, snow before 3:00 p.m then snow and sleet.  High near 29F.  South wind 9-13 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 3-7 inches possible.  Tonight, rain, freezing rain, and sleet becoming all rain after midnight.  Low around 29F.   New ice accumulation of less than 1/10 inch possible.  New sleet accumulation of less than 1/2 inch possible."  UPDATE ... Sunday morning:  " ... With the warm temperatures to come in the afternoon ... salt will just wash away.  We plan to save this application for tonight when it is really needed.  Re-plowing and touch-up is a better remedy today ... . We do not want to do ice control until tonight."