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Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Feb 6, 2010 14:22:28 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MARYLAND 2:21 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MODERATE SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH TODAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 30 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN PORTIONS OF THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC SUBURBS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL TAPER OFF BY 8 PM.
* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES OF ONE-HALF TO OCCASIONALLY ONE- QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S THROUGH TONIGHT.
* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTLINE.
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