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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

February 3, 2013Highland County, Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2013, 8:03 PM EST for Highland County, Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 4, 2013, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 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: Feb 3, 2013, 8:03 PM EST (01:03 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 4, 2013, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 5, 2013, 6:00 AM EST
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Allegany County, MD, Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

The radar

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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 Feb 3, 3:20 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:20 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:22 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 4, 10:23 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Allegany, Frederick, Washington	20 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2013 Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2013 Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2013 Every winter storm warning in 2013

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.