Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 2:29 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Highland County, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 25 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:29 PM EST (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 1:48 AM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Allegany County, MD, Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899 WWUS41 KLWX 251929 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 VAZ503-WVZ505-260330- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIGHTOWN...CIRCLEVILLE 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND SLEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 20S. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ501-WVZ501-503-260330- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0009.121226T0800Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM... ELK GARDEN 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND 3 AM AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AND SLEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-504-WVZ506-260330- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-EASTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE...MONTEREY...FRANKLIN 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ALL FREEZING RAIN BY THE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND END BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003-004-502-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-502-504- 260330- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.121226T0800Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...CUMBERLAND... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...PETERSBURG...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH IN THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS RANGE BETWEEN A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND 3 AM AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ALL FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND END BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ005-260330- /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.121226T0800Z-121227T1100Z/ CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WESTMINSTER 229 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE-TENTH INCH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND 3 AM AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
10 follow-up statements
344 WWUS41 KLWX 260329 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1029 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 VAZ503-WVZ505-261130- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIGHTOWN...CIRCLEVILLE 1029 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT...BECOME STEADY DURING THE EARLY MORNING...AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH SNOW AND SLEET IN THE EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ501-WVZ501-503-261130- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.121226T0800Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM... ELK GARDEN 1029 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEFORE DAYBREAK...BECOME STEADY DURING THE MID MORNING...AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH SNOW AND SLEET IN THE EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-504-WVZ506-261130- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.121226T0600Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-EASTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE...MONTEREY...FRANKLIN 1029 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT...BECOME STEADY AND MIX IN WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY MORNING. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ALL FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND END BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-502-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-502-504- 261130- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.121226T0800Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK- LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG... WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1029 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE EARLY MORNING...BECOME STEADY AND MIX IN WITH SLEET AROUND SUNRISE. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ALL FREEZING RAIN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
357 WWUS41 KLWX 260905 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 405 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-261715- /O.UPG.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT- EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 405 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH DAYBREAK...BECOMING STEADY AND MIXING IN WITH SLEET DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-261715- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 405 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH DAYBREAK...BECOMING STEADY AND HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-261715- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 405 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP THROUGH DAYBREAK...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-261715- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD 405 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES OVER WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7 AM EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN FREEZING RAIN NEAR AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
561 WWUS41 KLWX 261339 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-262145- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-262145- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT- EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. 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. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ006-007-009>011-013-014-VAZ052>054-261800- /O.EXB.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA... BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX... ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONCE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-262145- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-262145- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD 839 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES OVER WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN FREEZING RAIN NEAR AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
616 WWUS41 KLWX 261648 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-270100- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-270100- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT- EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ006-007-009>011-013-014-VAZ052>054-270000- /O.EXT.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA... BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX... ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX RAIN AND SLEET...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONCE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SLEET AND RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-270100- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH THE HIGHEST ALONG THE RIDGES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-270100- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD 1148 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES OVER WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
889 WWUS41 KLWX 261815 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 WVZ050-051-055-270215- /O.UPG.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-HARDY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOOREFIELD 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-270215- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-270215- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT- EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ006-007-009>011-013-014-VAZ052>054-270000- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA... BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX... ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX RAIN AND SLEET...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SLEET AND RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-270215- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM A TRACE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ052-053-270215- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES OVER WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
697 WWUS41 KLWX 261951 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ013-014-262100- /O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANNAPOLIS 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-270400- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-506-270400- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ006-007-009>011-VAZ052>054-270000- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA... BALTIMORE...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX RAIN AND SLEET...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SLEET AND RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-270400- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM A TRACE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ052-053-270400- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 251 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METRO AREAS TO 3 INCHES OVER WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS...TO UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
377 WWUS41 KLWX 262138 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 DCZ001-MDZ010-011-VAZ052>054-262245- /O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING. PRECIPITATION FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING WILL FALL AS JUST RAIN. $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-270545- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 DEGREES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-506-270545- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ006-007-009-270000- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GAITHERSBURG 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX RAIN AND SLEET...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...SLEET AND RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-270545- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ052-053-270545- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 438 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTS
310 WWUS41 KLWX 262352 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ006-007-009-270100- /O.EXP.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GAITHERSBURG 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL FALL AS JUST RAIN. THERE STILL MAY BE A FEW SLICK SPOTS FROM SLUSH THAT ACCUMULATED EARLIER TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT. $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-270800- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-506-270800- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END TOWARDS DAWN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-270800- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003>005-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ052-053-270800- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE- WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 652 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTS
279 WWUS41 KLWX 270224 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 MDZ005-270330- /O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WESTMINSTER 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL FALL AS JUST RAIN. THERE STILL MAY BE A FEW SLICK SPOTS FROM SLUSH THAT ACCUMULATED EARLIER TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT. $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-271030- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. A TRACE OF ADDITIONAL ICING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-506-271030- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET... OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. A TRACE OF ADDITIONAL ICING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END TOWARDS DAWN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. 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. && $$ VAZ025-026-036>038-271030- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. A TRACE OF ADDITIONAL ICING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ003-004-VAZ027>031-039-040-042-501-WVZ052-053-271030- /O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN- CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WINCHESTER... FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN 924 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. A TRACE OF ADDITIONAL ICING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTS
476 WWUS41 KLWX 270648 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-271500- /O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0021.121227T0648Z-121227T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY AND POTOMAC HIGHLANDS THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-506-270800- /O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BE CAREFUL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN...ALLOWING ANY MOISTURE FROM PRECIPITATION TO RE-FREEZE RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS. $$ MDZ003-004-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-WVZ052-053-270800- /O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121227T1100Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 148 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BE CAREFUL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN...ALLOWING ANY MOISTURE FROM PRECIPITATION TO RE-FREEZE RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS. $$
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 Dec 25, 9:13 AM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 9:13 AM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
913 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ANOTHER STORM
WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND
WEST OF WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR LATE
IN THE WEEK BEFORE A THIRD STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE MID ATLANTIC
THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES WELL OFF THE NJ COAST THIS MORNING...WHILE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC.
MAIN ISSUE FOR THIS MORNING WILL BE THE DENSE FOG. HAVE EXTENDED
THE ADVISORY UNTIL NOON. THE DENSE FOG WILL LINGER...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREAS THAT STILL HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND.
OTHERWISE...HAVE ONLY TWEAKED THE TEMP/DEWPOINT GRIDS.
CLDS WL ADVC THIS EVNG. NAM SLOER THAN GFS FOR NXT SYSTEM. CURRENT
FCST SUPPORTS A COMPROMISE SOLN FOR TIMING...BUT PREFER GFS THERMAL
STRUCTURE FOR THE TNGT PD. NO PCPN XPCTD BEFORE MIDNGT. AMS WL BE
COLD ENUF TO START AS SNW ONCE IT DOES...BEFORE WARMER AIR INVADES
FM THE S/E.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM - AS MOST CUT OFF UPPER LOW-DRIVEN SYSTEMS
ARE - WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EAST COAST WED INTO THU. A COUPLE OF
PHASES OF THIS SYSTEM ARE LIKELY IN STORE FOR THE MID ATLC FROM
EARLY WED THRU MIDDAY THU. THERE WILL BE A BATTLE BETWEEN
SUBFREEZING AIR AND RELATIVELY WARMER AIR THROUGHOUT THE PASSAGE OF
THIS SYSTEM AND AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.
SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PRECIP OVER THE AREA WILL BE DURING THE
PREDAWN HRS WED...MOST OF THE AREA EXPECT POSSIBLY OVER AND NEAR THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FROZEN PRECIP - AT LEAST
FOR A COUPLE OF HRS JUST BEFORE AND CLOSE TO DAWN. BOTH THE SLIGHT
INCREASE OF TEMPS AFTER DAWN AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A STRENGTHENING
WARM SECTOR WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE PRECIP TO ALL RAIN ALONG AND EAST
OF I-95...ESPECIALLY HEADING THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE MRNG. TEMPS
MAY IN FACT RISE WELL INTO THE 40S BY MID AFTN ACROSS THESE
AREAS...ESPEC LOWER SRN MD/N CNTRL VA. THIS PORTION OF THE I-95
CORRIDOR - INCLUDING THE DC AND BALT METRO AREAS - WILL SEE A DECENT
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 INCHES...W/ LOCALLY HIGHER
AMNTS BY THE TIME THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE COAST THU MRNG.
CONDITIONS BACK ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...FOOTHILLS...BLUE RIDGE AND
APLCNS ARE MORE UNCERTAIN FOR THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM. A COUPLE
OF DEGREES WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ACROSS THESE AREAS W/
POTENTIALLY A FEW DIFFERENT PTYPE CHANGES WILL OCCUR IN A 24-36 HR
PERIOD. LIKE W/ THE CHRISTMAS EVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...MUCH OF THE
INCOMING PRECIP WILL LIKELY START OFF AS SNOW FROM SW TO NE ACROSS
THE AREA EARLY WED MRNG. THE RELATIVELY DRY NELY FLOW WILL HAVE BEEN
IN PLACE FOR A FEW HRS BEFORE PRECIP ONSET...ALLOWING FOR GOOD
ENOUGH COOLING FOR ALL-SNOW TO START. ONCE THE CENTER OF THE STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES LATER IN THE AFTN HOWEVER...MORE OF THE DYNAMICS
OF THE SYSTEM WILL BOTH MOISTEN THE LOW LEVELS AND WARM UP THE
BOUNDARY LAYER OVERTOP A DEVELOPED COLD AIR DAMMING SITUATION NEAR
AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
A SHARP TEMP GRADIENT WILL SET-UP OVER THE MD/VA PIEDMONT...KEEPING
A COLD RAIN OVER THE WRN SUBURBS - A MIX OF SLEET/SNOW AND FZRA
HEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS/BLUE RIDGE AND SHENANDOAH VLY. SEVERAL
HRS OF FZRA POSSIBLE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE SHENANDOAH VLY.
SEVERAL PHASE CHANGES OF FALLING PRECIP MAY INHIBIT MAXIMUM ICE
ACCRETION ON EXPOSED SFCS...THOUGH MANY OF THE SHELTERED VLYS STILL
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MEASURABLE ICE ACCRETIONS AND SNOW ACCUMULATION
BOTH AT THE BEGINNING AND TOWARD THE END OF THE SYSTEM'S PASSAGE.
STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATIONS AND PTYPE POTENTIAL FOR
AREAS UNDER THE CURRENT WS WATCH...SO WILL MONITOR GUIDANCE TRENDS
INTO THE REST OF THE MRNG HRS BEFORE CONVERTING THE WATCH HEADLINE
INTO OTHER WINTER-RELATED HAZARD MSGS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS THE SYSTEM TRANSFERS ENERGY TO THE NEW SFC LOW OVER THE ERN
SEABOARD FROM THE OHIO VLY LOW...A NEW PHASE SHIFT WILL OCCUR W/IN
THIS SYSTEM AND IT WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT MORE DUE WEST AND DIRECTLY
OVER THE CWA. BY EARLY THU...THE UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OFF THE
DELMARVA COAST AND CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DRY OUT ACROSS THE
REGION. GUSTY AND DRIER NWLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE AND MAKE THU A FAIRLY
WINDY DAY AND FEELING COLD...W/ SUBFREEZING WIND CHILL VALUES DURING
THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
ANOTHER ONE-DAY BREAK ON FRIDAY...W/ QUIET HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS
CREATING THE TRANSITION SET-UP FOR ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ON SATURDAY.
LONG RANGE GUIDANCE IS TRENDING PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER W/ THIS NEXT
SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TO MOVE
OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AND BECOME A STRONG COASTAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. AN OPEN AND COLDER REINFORCING UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED W/
THIS SYSTEM WOULD LIKELY CREATE A BETTER POTENTIAL FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD FROZEN PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA THAN THE WED STORM SYSTEM -
BUT THIS WOULD DEPEND ON THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THESE FEATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
EXTENDED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...BUT FOG WILL LINGER ACROSS
AREAS THAT STILL HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND.
AFTER THE FOG BURNS OFF...NO SIGNIFICANT CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS
ANTICIPATED.
VFR WL CONT THRU THIS EVNG. CLDS WL INCR AGN OVNGT AHD OF NXT LOPRES
SYSTEM. AT ONSET...PTYPE WL BE EITHER SNW OR MIXED. DCA/BWI/MTN HV
BEST OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ABV FRZG. IF CONDS DIP BLO VFR IN THE
06-12Z WED TIMEFRAME...CHO WL BE THE MOST LKLY LOCATION.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY UP THE APLCNS EARLY WED.
FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WED INTO THE OVERNIGHT HRS...THIS LOW PRESSURE
AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID ATLC REGION - W/ A RAIN/SNOW
POTENTIAL W OF THE THE BLUE RIDGE AND MAINLY RAIN EXPECTED E OF
THE MTNS AND TOWARD THE I-95 CORRIDOR... ESPEC WED MRNG. RAIN WILL
BE MORE LIKELY FOR AREAS E OF THE MTNS...LINGERING FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...W/ EMBEDDED
AREAS OF HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE PIEDMONT AND I-95
CORRIDOR THRU LATE WED NIGHT. THIS FEATURE AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP
WILL LIKELY MOVE OFF THE COAST ON THU...LEAVING A COUPLE OF
WINDY/BREEZY DAYS IN ITS WAKE.
&&
.MARINE...
W/NW FLOW AOB 10 KT TDA. WNDS VEER NELY IN ADVC OF NXT STORM SYSTEM
TNGT. LLVL INFLOW INCREASES...BUT MOMENTUM TRANSFER LESS THAN IDEAL.
WL CAP WNDS AT 15 KT...SPCLY FOR THE OVNGT HRS.
A FAST-MOVING AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON WED
AND OFF THE COAST BY EARLY THU. THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL MOVE
OVER THE WATERS LATE WED NIGHT...W/ BREEZY NE-ELY FLOW INCREASING
OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW DURING THE DAYTIME HRS WE - SOLID SCA
CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. WINDS WILL THEN SWITCH TOWARD
SLY OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW TRANSITIONS OFF THE COAST. BY DAYBREAK ON
THU...W-NWLY WINDS WILL PICK UP AND GUST WELL INTO SCA AND POSSIBLY
GALE RANGES THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HRS. WINDS WILL DROP OFF THU
NIGHT AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND AND AHEAD OF THE
NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON SAT.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH THE
WATERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR MDZ003-004-501-502.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR MDZ003>007-009-010.
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-503-504.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR VAZ025>031-036>040-
042-050>052-501-502.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ050>053-055-501>506.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR WVZ052-053.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
ANZ530>543.
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UPDATE...LISTEMAAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 1:28 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 128 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 261000- 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- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-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- 128 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE IT CHANGES OVER TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM WOULD ALTER WHEN THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS AND WINTRY ACCUMULATIONS...SO PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH GALES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION NEXT WEEKEND. AT THIS EARLY STAGE...RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-261000- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- 128 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND FREDERICK COUNTY IN MARYLAND. PLEASE SEE /WBCWSWLWX/ FOR DETAILS. FARTHER EAST OF THE WATCH.... PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX AT THE ONSET BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM WOULD ALTER WHEN THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS AND WINTRY ACCUMULATIONS...SO PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION NEXT WEEKEND. AT THIS EARLY STAGE...RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ICING OR SNOW REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 1:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Jefferson | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 51 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2012Every winter storm warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.