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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this winter storm warning at Mar 17, 2013, 10:12 PM EDT for Frederick County, City of Winchester, Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Hampshire County, Mineral County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 18, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 17, 2013, 10:12 PM EDT (02:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 8:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Allegany County, MD, City of Winchester, VA, Frederick County, VA, Hampshire County, WV, Mineral County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Mar 17, 9:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 9:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Mar 18, 8:46 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2013Every 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.