| NOAA's National Weather Service |
| Weather Alerts for Howard Co (MDZ010) |
 WINTER STORM WARNING(MDZ010) |
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| Effective: Sat, Dec 7, 2013 08:34pm EST | Severity: Moderate |
| Updated: Sat, Dec 7, 2013 08:34pm EST | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 10:00am EST | Certainty: Likely |
| Areas Affected: Carroll; Frederick; Howard; Montgomery; Northern Baltimore | |
Alert:
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND SLEET...THEN CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...FOLLOWED BY A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT...EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION OF ICE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.Instructions: A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. |
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