Winter Storm Warning
Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
Tue, Nov 25, 7:05 pm EST
… WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY…
- RECIPITATION TYPE… SNOW.
- ACCUMULATIONS… 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND MASON-DIXON LINE. 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE.
- TIMING… A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
- TEMPERATURES… LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.
- WINDS… NORTH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
- IMPACTS… ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES… MAINLY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE. INTERSTATES 66… 70 AND 83 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS… ESPECIALLY FOR TRAVELERS HEADED NORTH AND WEST TO LOCATIONS NEAR THE MASON- DIXON LINE AND BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES THAT LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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