Important Weather Update
Please read information below regarding weather in our area.
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Please read the following WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY and HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK for our area from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / National Weather Service:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 112 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Snow, with total accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia.
* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of around 1 inch per hour are possible for a few hours under the heaviest snow bands. Visibility may be reduced to less than one half mile at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 112 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024
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-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 112 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from the northern suburbs of Washington DC through northeastern Maryland, and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect elsewhere tonight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
The winter weather headlines continue through early Saturday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters should be prepared to report snowfall measurements and observations of heavy snowfall rates.