Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Jan 25, 2011 11:36:07 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
1016 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
MDZ004>007-009-VAZ040-042-501-252330-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0002.110126T1800Z-110127T0900Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON
1016 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SNOW...BUT POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR RAIN WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...STARTING JUST AFTER NOON EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS...BUT
CLOSER TO LATE AFTERNOON IN THE WASHINGTON BALTIMORE SUBURBS.
ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 30S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
1016 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
MDZ004>007-009-VAZ040-042-501-252330-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0002.110126T1800Z-110127T0900Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON
1016 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SNOW...BUT POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR RAIN WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...STARTING JUST AFTER NOON EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS...BUT
CLOSER TO LATE AFTERNOON IN THE WASHINGTON BALTIMORE SUBURBS.
ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 30S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS