Everything continues to unfold about as expected… the NWS has expanded the Winter Storm Warning back to the east to include the central Maryland counties that were previously under an Advisory. Southern MD and the lower Eastern Shore remain under the Advisory for 2-5 inches.
I am sticking with my original forecast from last night:
Here is the text of the Winter Storm Warning:
WWUS41 KLWX 262014
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
314 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011
DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ036>040-042-050>056-501-502-
270415-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…LEESBURG…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…
FREDERICKSBURG…WARRENTON
314 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
THURSDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET
THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES.
* TIMING…RAIN AND SLEET CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE MID TO LATE
NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4PM AND 10
PM…IMPACTING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER TO MID 30S…DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID
20S OVERNIGHT
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH…BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS
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.
&&
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