Saturday, December 7, 2013

WINTER STORM WARNING, Let the fun (or dread) begin...

Magenta denotes winter storm warnings and purple means winter weather advisory
The National Weather Service has updated the Winter Storm Watch into a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 8:00 AM Sunday to 10AM Monday. 1-3 inches of snow and sleet is expected before the changeover to freezing rain is complete.  The warning text is below with bold added for emphasis.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
834 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013

MDZ004>006-009-010-VAZ039-040-042-050>053-501-502-080945-
/O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0008.131208T1400Z-131209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0010.131208T1300Z-131209T1500Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...
MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...WARRENTON
834 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND SLEET...THEN CHANGING OVER TO
  FREEZING RAIN MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...FOLLOWED BY A
  QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL
  CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL
  CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT...EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN LATE MONDAY
  MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION OF ICE WILL TAKE PLACE ON
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE DUE TO SLICK
  ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. DOWNED
  TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.



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