State leaders and driving experts are urging Central Virginians to stay off the road -- but, if you have to get behind the wheel, you're asked to keep these driving safety tips in mind.

Storm Kingston swept across the U.S. from the Midwest into the South and mid-Atlantic, bringing snow, ice and dangerous road conditions to cities including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kansas City and Roanoke, Virginia.

Parts of Virginia and North Carolina that are more prepared for hurricanes than snow received more than half a foot as a winter storm blasted across the mid-Atlantic on Feb. 19

From fender benders to cars getting pulled out of ditches, Wednesday was busy for tow truck drivers, police and paramedics in Central Virginia as a winter storm made travel tricky.

With a powerful winter storm set to bring up to 6 inches of snow, ice, and flooding across Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency, mobilizing resources to prepare for hazardous conditions expected to hit overnight Monday into Tuesday.

Winter storm preparation in Virginia Beach https://www.wavy.com/ A man who ate the carnivore diet had cholesterol of 1,000 and developed yellow lumps on his hands, deposits of excess cholesterol under his skin. "I asked the medical staff to let me die."

Dozens of Virginia National Guard soldiers and airmen are stationed across Virginia to assist as winter weather moves through the Commonwealth.