(This story was updated to add new information.)

The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning for Washington County and nearby West Virginia starting Wednesday evening and lasting until Thursday afternoon.

The warning states significant icing is expected and urges people to delay travel if possible. There also is the possibility of power outages and tree damage due to the ice.

The warning area includes Washington County and Berkeley and Morgan counties in West Virginia, with Washington County on the eastern edge of the warning area.

The Hagerstown area could see up to 1/4 inch of freezing rain accumulate, while western Washington County could see about a 1/2 inch, said meteorologist Luis Rosa with the Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office.

For Franklin County and several other Pennsylvania counties, there is a winter weather advisory from 10 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday.

Franklin County could see between 1 and 1 1/2 inches of snow and sleet, with more at higher elevations and probably an inch or less in the valley along Interstate 81, said meteorologist David Martin with the State College (Pa.) Forecast Office.

The Thursday morning commute could be more difficult before the sun comes up and starts warming the area, Martin said.

Thursday will start with a winter feel, but after lunch the temperature should be well into the 40s, he said.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter, and that forecast is holding true for the immediate future.

Two rounds of wintry weather are expected in the Washington County, Md., and Franklin County, Pa., area through the end of the week.

There’s a chance light snow during the day on Wednesday, followed by snow, sleet and freezing rain overnight into Thursday morning, according to Bill Gartner, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College, Pa.

Overnight lows right around freezing – upper 20s to lower 30s – contribute to the mixed bag of precipitation, according to Jeremy Geiger, a meteorologist in the weather service’s Baltimore/Washington forecast center.

Both said a quarter of an inch of ice is possible. That’s enough to bring down limbs, cause scattered power outages and affect roads.

Temperatures will rise into the low to mid-40s on Thursday.

There’s “another messy event” on the horizon, Gartner said.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain will begin late Friday night or early Saturday morning and continue through Saturday as a wintry mix before tapering off Sunday a.m.

It’s too early to tell if there will be any accumulation this weekend, Geiger said.