Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
746 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-WARREN-CLARKE-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WALDORF...FRONT ROYAL...
LEESBURG...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...
FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN
746 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
111000-
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-
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND.
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WBCWSWLWX FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS THROUGH
THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
APPRECIATED TODAY...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS.
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
726 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
DCZ001-MDZ016-VAZ030-031-040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ052-053-
101530-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
726 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
.NOW...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO
REMAIN AT HOME...DO NOT DRIVE. ALLOW ROAD CREWS THE ABILITY TO DO
THE BEST THEY CAN TO KEEP ROADS CLEAR FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
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