4 products issued by NWS for: 2 Miles SW Westminster MD
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 824 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ042-052>055-057-501- 502-WVZ052-053-101930- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...LEESBURG...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK... FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN 824 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS MORNING FOR THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION...THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION THIS MORNING. AT 7:27 AM THIS MORNING...A WIND GUST WAS RECORDED TO 60 MPH AT MANASSAS VIRGINIA. NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH HAVE OBSERVED AROUND THE REGION ALONG WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED IN YOUR VEHICLE...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO WALK FOR ASSISTANCE...YOU CAN QUICKLY BECOME DISORIENTED IN WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND COLD. THIS STORM WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING...SO WAIT IN YOUR CAR FOR EMERGENCY HELP TO ARRIVE. PERIODICALLY RUN YOUR ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR FOR HEAT. ENSURE YOUR EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEARED OF SNOW AND ICE. CRACK YOUR WINDOWS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. TIE A COLORED CLOTH TO YOUR CARS ANTENNA TO BE VISIBLE TO RESCUERS. FROM TIME- TO-TIME...MOVE YOUR ARMS...LEGS...FINGERS...AND TOES TO KEEP BLOOD CIRCULATING. $$ LEE
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 805 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501- 502-WVZ050>055-501>504-111000- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE- CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 805 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WBCWSWLWX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PROLONGED UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE APPRECIATED TODAY...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS. $$
Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 746 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 MDZ003>007-010-011-014-102100- /O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.100210T1241Z-100211T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS 746 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 726 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 MDZ003>007-010-011-014-101530- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- 726 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .NOW... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR-WHITE OUT CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN AT HOME...DO NOT DRIVE. ALLOW ROAD CREWS THE ABILITY TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO KEEP ROADS CLEAR FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. 2 TO 5 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$