John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — Last week's snow forecast turned into last night's snow/sleet shower… just enough to prompt Carroll and Howard County Schools to decide to open two hours late Monday morning.
A Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain was in effect for the northern tier of Maryland, including upper Montgomery and Howard Counties until 8 am Monday morning.
For the rest of us, temperatures actually rose overnight, so there was little danger of new icy spots developing for the morning commute, but your car could get blown around quite a bit for your ride home tonight.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the D.C. area from Noon until Modnight Monday, with gusts over over 50 miles an hour possible later today.
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…WESTMINSTER…PARKTON…
REISTERSTOWN…COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…DUNDALK…CATONSVILLE…
ANNAPOLIS…WALDORF…ST MARYS CITY…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…
ROCKVILLE…LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…
ABERDEEN…CHARLOTTESVILLE…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…
FREDERICKSBURG…LEESBURG…ASHBURN
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT…
* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. DIFFICULTY
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TAKE CARE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
