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Frost Advisory 8, NWS Baltimore/Washington

October 12, 201216 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this frost advisory at Oct 12, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT for 16 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Oct 13, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Greene County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 2:00 PM EDTFreeze WarningLWXClarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more19 hr
Oct 12, 5:12 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX4 days

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Virginia, 2012Frost Advisories in Maryland, 2012Every frost advisory in 2012

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.