Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Jan 26, 2011 5:44:02 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
550 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011
MDZ004>007-009-VAZ040-042-501-261700- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0002.110126T1800Z-110127T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0900Z/ FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON
550 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ..
.WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
*PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SNOW...BUT POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING ALL SNOW DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME HEAVIER BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4PM AND MIDNIGHT...IMPACTING THE AFTERNOON RUSH.
*TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH TODAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
*PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE
MILLER/BURRUS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
550 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011
MDZ004>007-009-VAZ040-042-501-261700- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0002.110126T1800Z-110127T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0900Z/ FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON
550 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ..
.WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
*PRECIPITATION TYPE...MAINLY SNOW...BUT POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING ALL SNOW DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME HEAVIER BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4PM AND MIDNIGHT...IMPACTING THE AFTERNOON RUSH.
*TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH TODAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
*PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE
MILLER/BURRUS