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Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Jan 17, 2011 12:16:31 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD 1210 PM EST MON JAN 17 2011
.... FREEZEING RAIN EARLY TUESDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...SPREADING FREEZEING RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MARYLAND .
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY.
* LOCATION...WESTERN MARYLAND .
* PRECIPITATION TYPE... FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/10 TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO EITHER SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
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