WINTER STORM WARNING in effect until 515 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010 Warning issued: 902 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND IT WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SNOW
RATES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S AND
LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID
AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER
30S WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK in effect until 500 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 Warning issued: 523 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR
ALL AREA COUNTIES. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
FOR DETAILED COUNTY LIST AND PRELIMINARY ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS WILL BE APPRECIATED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

 					

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