Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 27, 200922 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in Maryland; 7 counties in West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this winter storm warning at Jan 27, 2009, 3:45 AM EST for 22 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in Maryland; 7 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2009, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2009, 3:41 PM EST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
All 37 counties

Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Carroll County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Washington County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 26, 9:25 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 9:25 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 10:27 PM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1027 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
271000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
1027 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY
FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT CALVERT AND ST. MARYS. LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND
BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SECOND ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND...AND SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD AND KING
CHARLES COUNTIES. PLEASE REFER WBCWSWLWX /WWSU41/ TO FURTHER
DETAILS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051-
WVZ050>055-501>504-271000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-
HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
1027 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MARYLAND
AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA.

A SECOND ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER WBCWSWLWX /WWSU41/ TO
FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 4:04 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX28 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.