John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — Welcome to the region's third morning drive weather event of the year!
Light snow arrived from the south of the DC area overnight into Wednesday morning, and with pavement temperatures in the 20's in most places, whatever fell began sticking immediately.
We are not expecting much accumulation, and it should stop snowing by mid-afternoon.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for generally the eastern half of the region. Some spots to the north and west may see nothing more than flurries, if that.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
458 AM EST WED JAN 14 2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…BALTIMORE…DUNDALK…
CATONSVILLE…ANNAPOLIS…WALDORF…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…
ROCKVILLE…LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…LEESBURG…
ASHBURN
458 AM EST WED JAN 14 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…AROUND ONE INCH. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 2
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH DAYBREAK. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES…
CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATING BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING…RISING INTO THE
LOWER 30S BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROAD AND AIR TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL CAUSE
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
