Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Oct 28, 2011 12:10:27 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MARYLAND
1255 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
MDZ009-010-290100-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WS.A.0006.111029T1000Z-111029T2200Z/
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA
1255 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTIES. RAIN AND SNOW MIX FARTHER SOUTH.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR FIVE OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTIES.
* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIX LATE TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON TREES. WITH
FOLIAGE STILL ON TREES...THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING
NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MARYLAND
1255 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
MDZ009-010-290100-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WS.A.0006.111029T1000Z-111029T2200Z/
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA
1255 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTIES. RAIN AND SNOW MIX FARTHER SOUTH.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR FIVE OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTIES.
* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIX LATE TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON TREES. WITH
FOLIAGE STILL ON TREES...THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS
AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING
NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.