C&D: Ted Schubel with Info to Go - Winter Storm Warning today..up to 8 inches possible. Wind Chill Advisory tonight thru mid-day tomorrow.. CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-ORANGE- STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... CHARLOTTESVILLE...FREDERICKSBURG 242 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 11 PM EST. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL...5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE 20S THIS MORNING... THEN FALLING INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. HIGHS WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE TEENS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TUESDAY. THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW...BUT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IS EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A BLANKET...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:46:21 +0000
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