Winter Storm Warning Has Been Issued -- 3 AM Thursday to 6 AM Friday
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If you haven't heard, more wintery weather is in the forecast for tomorrow. Stay safe. -Maureen ---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: National Weather Service Operations Center?
Date: Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 10:49 AM
Subject: Breaking News - A Winter Storm Warning Has Been Issued for the National Capitol Region from Early Thursday Morning through Early Friday Morning
To: _NWSOC Breaking News?
A Winter Storm Warning Has Been Issued for the National Capitol Region from Early Thursday Morning through Early Friday Morning
Key Points
- A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from 3 AM Thursday to 6 AM Friday for the National Capitol Region.
- Much of Maryland and Virginia are under the Winter Storm Warning; including the Washington, Baltimore, and Fredericksburg Metropolitan areas.
- Heavy snow and freezing rain will impact the National Capitol Region.
- Total snow accumulations around 3 to 6 inches are expected.
- Total ice accumulations?around one-tenth to a quarter inch are expected as well.
- Snow Thursday morning will be heavy at times with snowfall rates around 1 to 2 inches per hour possible along with visibility reduced to around one-quarter mile at
times.
- Snow will change to a mixture of sleet and freezing rain during the late morning and early afternoon?hours.
- Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.?
Current Watch, Warning, and Advisories for the National Capitol Region.
Information in this report was?provided by the NWS Baltimore/Washington.
NWSOC Mission:?The NWS Operations Center provides timely Impact-Based Decision Support Services to meet the evolving needs of NWS partners and stakeholders and supports agency readiness by proactively collaborating and facilitating the exchange of critical information, setting operational posture, and briefing leadership.
NWSOC Vision:?A Weather-Ready Nation that makes informed and timely decisions based upon the best environmental and situational awareness information achieved through continuous and effective collaboration.
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