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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 25, 2015Frederick County, City of Winchester, Virginia; Allegany County, Washington County, Maryland; 7 counties in West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2015, 3:36 AM EST for Frederick County, City of Winchester, Virginia; Allegany County, Washington County, Maryland; 7 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 25, 2015, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 37 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 25, 2015, 3:36 AM EST (08:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2015, 6:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 27, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 37 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Allegany County, MD, Washington County, MD, City of Winchester, VA, Frederick 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), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 Jan 24, 10:41 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 10:41 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 12:41 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 10:19 PM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1019 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

MDZ003>006-011-013-014-016>018-502>508-VAZ025>031-036>040-050>053-
055>057-501-502-504>508-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-250930-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-STAFFORD-
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
PARKTON...REISTERSTOWN...COCKEYSVILLE...BALTIMORE...DUNDALK...
CATONSVILLE...ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...
GERMANTOWN...DAMASCUS...ROCKVILLE...LISBON...COLUMBIA...
ELLICOTT CITY...JARRETTSVILLE...ABERDEEN...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MONTEREY...
PURCELLVILLE...LEESBURG...ASHBURN...BIG MEADOWS...WINTERGREEN...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN
1019 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...PATCHY ICE ON ROADS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT ACROSS MOST
OF MARYLAND...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND THE EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20S

ICY SPOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WHERE MOISTURE FROM
RAIN AND SNOW MELT FROM TODAY REMAINS ON PAVEMENT AND SIDEWALKS.
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. REDUCE SPEED AND STAY
ALERT FOR SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.

HTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 10:30 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	Highland	5 hr
Jan 25, 4:06 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 hr
Jan 25, 4:06 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 days
Jan 25, 9:38 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more	47 hr
Jan 25, 2:54 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		36 hr
Jan 25, 10:40 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Harford, Saint Mary's, City of Baltimore	16 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015 Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2015 Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2015 Every winter storm warning in 2015

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.