Street parking downtown along Boush St., Granby St., Main St. and Waterside Dr. has been removed until Saturday at 1 p.m. to allow for plowing operations. The York Street Garage and Brambleton Lot will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday for residents who need parking downtown.

As the snow kept on falling Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s forecast of total accumulation remained largely unchanged. Meteorologists said Wednesday that the heaviest snowfall is still expected across Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina.

A strong winter storm moved through the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing rare snowfall to southeastern Virginia and parts of Maryland while creating hazardous travel conditions ahead of another round of snow expected Thursday morning.

NOTE: Please see our latest forecast story for Wednesday, Feb. 19. Up to 6 inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain may be on the way to parts of central and Eastern North Carolina with a winter storm expected to arrive Wednesday.

The much-discussed winter storm will approach from the west, but the heaviest snowfall still appears likely to stay well south of Baltimore. Southern Maryland will have the best chance for accumulating snow as the system moves through.