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The National Weather Service reports a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Virginia:
Description: WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SNOW RATES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST BECOMING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
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.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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