My OperaWILL WE SEE YET ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER OF A WINTER STORM BY THE WEEKEND IN BALTIMORE ??? UMM ... YEA !!!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 4:37:11 AM
*** A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST FRIDAY THRU 10 PM EST SATURDAY ***
*** A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST TUESDAY THRU 7 AM EST ON WEDNESDAY ***
TONIGHT: INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUD COVER BUT STILL VERY COLD LO: 24
TUESDAY: CLOUDY BUT BREEZY AND VERY COLD WITH LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT LIKELY ENDING AS A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW DURING THE EVENING LO: 24 HI: 36 (TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE BALTIMORE AREA)
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND VERY COLD IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY A PARTLY CLOUDY AND VERY COLD AFTERNOON LO: 28 HI: 38
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY BUT NOT AS COLD WITH THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM LO: 26 HI: 42
FRIDAY: INCREASING CLOUDINESS BUT BREEZY AND COLDER WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY BY FRIDAY NIGHT LO: 28 HI: 38
SATURDAY: CLOUDY BUT BREEZY AND ALSO VERY COLD WITH SNOW THAT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LO: 26 HI: 34 (TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY IN THE BALTIMORE AREA WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN EIGHT AND TWELVE INCHES)
SNOWFALL UPDATE: TOTAL SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM EARLY FRIDAY THRU EARLY SUNDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 INCHES ACROSS THE ENTIRE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METRO AREAS BUT SOME LOCAL AREAS COULD GET CLOSER TO 30 INCHES !!! (UPDATED AT 1100 PM EDT ON 02/03/10)
"WEATHER OR NOT"
FORECASTER: SCHLEY
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:57:53 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
951 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
MDZ004>007-010-011-014-022300-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.100202T2100Z-100203T1200Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...COLUMBIA...
BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
951 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING...BEGINNING BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM...ENDING BY DAYBREAK
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING INTO
THE UPPER 20S THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:59:31 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
709 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
MDZ004>007-010-011-014-030815-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100203T1200Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...COLUMBIA...
BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
709 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING...ENDING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM 10 PM TO 4 AM.
* TEMPERATURES...LOW 30S THIS EVENING...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER
20S OVERNIGHT.
* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 3:48:55 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
935 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
MDZ004>007-010-011-014-031045-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100203T1200Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...COLUMBIA...
BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
935 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH STORM TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING...ENDING BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE EVENT.
* WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 5:04:31 AM
11:57 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 2, 2010
The latest snowfall reports from The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington, DC: Gerrardstown, 6.5"... near Wilde Acres, 6.0"... near Petersburg, 6.0"... near Kline Gap, 6.0"... near Monterey, 5.5"... 6 miles west of Cherry Grove, 5.0"... 5 miles northeast of Moorefield, 5.0"... near Keyser, 5.0"... near Martinsburg, 4.6"... near Falling Waters, 4.0"... Staunton, 4.0"... near Romney, 4.0"... near Winchester, 4.0"... near Perry Hall, 4.0"... near Shenandoah, 4.0"... Parkville, 3.8"... Bunker Hill, 3.8"... Lost River, 3.8"... near Berryville, 3.5"... near Lydia, 3.5"... near Massanutten, 3.5"... near Lineboro, 3.1"... near The I66 And I49, 3.1"... near Bloomery, 3.0"... Bayard, 3.0"... near Woolsey, 3.0"... near Shepherdstown, 3.0"... Martinsburg, 3.0"... Opal, 3.0"... near Alonzaville, 3.0"... near Whitacre, 3.0"... Etlan, 3.0"... near Stephens City, 3.0"... Grottoes, 3.0"... near Edinburg, 3.0"... near Dulles Interna, up to 2.0"... near Ashburn, up to 5.0".
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 6:39:03 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1255 AM EST WED FEB 3 2010
MDZ004>007-010-011-014-031200-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100203T1200Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...COLUMBIA...
BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
1255 AM EST WED FEB 3 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH STORM TOTALS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING...ENDING BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.
* WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 6:55:33 AM
Statement as of 11:56 PM EST on February 02, 2010
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 26 hours
for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended
to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters
and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our
home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
Maryland
... Allegany County...
Frostburg 2.0 650 PM 2/02 spotter
Eckhart Mines 2.0 1039 PM 2/02
Midlothian 1.8 852 PM 2/02
... Anne Arundel County...
1 N balt-wash Intl a 1.5 940 PM 2/02
1 WNW Green Haven 1.0 908 PM 2/02
1 NNW parole 1.0 945 PM 2/02
... Baltimore County...
1 NW Perry Hall 4.0 1153 PM 2/02
Parkville 3.8 1115 PM 2/02
1 se Garrison 1.7 940 PM 2/02
2 NW Long Green 1.0 830 PM 2/02
... Carroll County...
3 WSW Lineboro 3.1 1045 PM 2/02
2 se Westminster 2.9 1006 PM 2/02
2 NW Eldersburg 2.4 1030 PM 2/02
Sykesville 2.0 900 PM 2/02
Marston 2.0 900 PM 2/02
... Frederick County...
2 NW New Market 2.8 900 PM 2/02
Point of Rocks 2.0 745 PM 2/02
... Howard County...
Columbia 1.5 900 PM 2/02 0.11 water equivalent
... Montgomery County...
1 NW Damascus 2.0 855 PM 2/02
... Prince Georges County...
Takoma Park 2.5 1142 PM 2/02
1 N friendly 2.0 1105 PM 2/02
Virginia
... Albemarle County...
Crozet 2.0 735 PM 2/02
... Arlington County...
1 NNE Baileys crossr 2.0 945 PM 2/02
Reagan National airp 0.5 900 PM 2/02
... City of Charlottesville...
Charlottesville 1.5 915 PM 2/02
... City of Staunton...
Staunton 4.0 915 PM 2/02
... City of Waynesboro...
Waynesboro 2.0 800 PM 2/02 Eagles Nest Airport
... Clarke County...
1 NW Berryville 3.5 930 PM 2/02
... Fairfax County...
1 se the i66 and i49 3.1 1130 PM 2/02
1 NNE Herndon 2.0 900 PM 2/02
1 NE Dunn Loring 1.8 1005 PM 2/02
3 W Oakton 1.5 920 PM 2/02
1 se Centreville 1.0 944 PM 2/02
Vienna 0.5 829 PM 2/02
... Fauquier County...
Opal 3.0 1104 PM 2/02
3 NNW Woolsey 3.0 1000 PM 2/02
... Frederick County...
2 S Wilde Acres 6.0 845 PM 2/02 Mountain Falls
2 S Winchester 4.0 1032 PM 2/02
2 E Stephens City 3.0 830 PM 2/02
1 ESE Whitacre 3.0 850 PM 2/02
Stephenson 2.8 750 PM 2/02 spotter
... Greene County...
2 se Lydia 3.5 940 PM 2/02
... Highland County...
2 WSW Monterey 5.5 821 PM 2/02
... Loudoun County...
3 WSW Ashburn 5.0 1145 PM 2/02
1 NE Ashburn 4.3 1135 PM 2/02
3 NW Sterling 2.3 935 PM 2/02
1 NNE Dulles interna 2.0 940 PM 2/02
1 N Leesburg 2.0 829 PM 2/02
2 NNW Dulles interna 0.9 700 PM 2/02 WFO Sterling
... Madison County...
Etlan 3.0 931 PM 2/02
Haywood 2.7 831 PM 2/02
... Nelson County...
3 NNW Greenfield 2.2 936 PM 2/02
... Page County...
1 N Shenandoah 4.0 924 PM 2/02
1 ESE Honeyville 2.5 1018 PM 2/02
... Rockingham County...
1 se massanutten 3.5 930 PM 2/02
Grottoes 3.0 900 PM 2/02
... Shenandoah County...
2 WSW Edinburg 3.0 921 PM 2/02
2 SSW Alonzaville 3.0 917 PM 2/02
... Warren County...
1 SW Front Royal 2.5 833 PM 2/02
West Virginia
... Berkeley County...
Gerrardstown 6.5 1017 PM 2/02
1 SSW Martinsburg 4.6 1013 PM 2/02
2 N Falling Waters 4.0 1030 PM 2/02
Bunker Hill 3.8 930 PM 2/02 usda meteorologist
Martinsburg 3.0 800 PM 2/02
1 WNW Bunker Hill 2.0 700 PM 2/02 cocorahs
... Grant County...
2 NE Petersburg 6.0 917 PM 2/02
2 NE Kline Gap 6.0 842 PM 2/02
Bayard 3.0 617 PM 2/02
... Hampshire County...
1 ENE Romney 4.0 855 PM 2/02
1 SW Bloomery 3.0 828 PM 2/02
... Hardy County...
5 NE Moorefield 5.0 850 PM 2/02
Lost River 3.8 630 PM 2/02 co-op observer
3 NNW McNeill 2.5 901 PM 2/02
... Jefferson County...
2 NW Shepherdstown 3.0 730 PM 2/02 spotter
2 W Halltown 1.9 700 PM 2/02 cocorahs
... Mineral County...
1 SSW Keyser 5.0 846 PM 2/02
2 E Kitzmiller 2.6 658 PM 2/02
Keyser 2.2 929 PM 2/02
... Morgan County...
Smith Crossroads 2.2 904 PM 2/02
... Pendleton County...
6 WSW Cherry Grove 5.0 630 PM 2/02 spotter
... Washington County...
Harpers Ferry 2.0 730 PM 2/02
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 8:10:02 AM
Statement as of 2:58 AM EST on February 03, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST this
morning...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST this
morning.
* Precipitation type... snow.
* Accumulations... an additional 1 inch with storm totals of 3 to
6 inches.
* Timing... ending between 3 am and 5 am.
* Temperatures... in the upper 20s to low 30s through the
remainder of the event.
* Winds... north 5 mph or less.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are
expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or
impossible.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:11:29 PM
Statement as of 10:54 am EST on February 03, 2010
The following are unofficial observations taken for the storm that
affected our region from Tue afternoon through Tue night. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
District of Columbia
... District of Columbia...
National Arboretum 4.4 939 am 2/03
American University 4.3 650 am 2/03
Maryland
... Allegany County...
Eckhart Mines 2.3 1043 am 2/03
Frostburg 2.0 707 am 2/03
1 NW Pinto 1.8 700 am 2/03
Midlothian 1.8 852 PM 2/02
1 SSE Cumberland 1.5 714 am 2/03
... Anne Arundel County...
1 NW South Gate 5.2 816 am 2/03
2 E Severn 5.1 700 am 2/03
3 E Laurel 5.0 924 am 2/03
Millersville 5.0 615 am 2/03
balt-wash Intl Arpt 4.9 754 am 2/03
Green Haven 4.6 600 am 2/03
Riverdale 4.6 811 am 2/03
1 NW Gambrills 4.5 815 am 2/03
Severn 4.0 925 am 2/03
1 ESE Green Haven 4.0 808 am 2/03
1 NNW parole 3.8 740 am 2/03
Eastport 3.5 812 am 2/03
1 NNE Owings 2.0 640 am 2/03
Churchton 1.8 710 am 2/03
1 NE Green Haven 0.5 808 am 2/03
... Baltimore County...
Long Green 5.9 656 am 2/03
1 ESE Glyndon 5.4 620 am 2/03
Essex 5.3 415 am 2/03
1 WSW Gunpowder 5.0 838 am 2/03
2 NE Hamilton 5.0 700 am 2/03
Parkville 5.0 811 am 2/03
1 E Oella 4.3 600 am 2/03
2 SSE Hampstead 4.2 801 am 2/03
1 se Garrison 4.1 530 am 2/03
2 E Perry Hall 4.0 720 am 2/03
1 W Hampton 4.0 820 am 2/03
1 NW Perry Hall 4.0 1153 PM 2/02
Glyndon 4.0 1045 PM 2/02
2 NW Long Green 4.0 500 am 2/03
Parkton 3.8 851 am 2/03
2 WSW Pikesville 3.0 400 am 2/03
... Baltimore City...
Pimlico 4.3 615 am 2/03
Baltimore 4.0 1245 am 2/03
... Calvert County...
North Beach 2.0 537 am 2/03
1 W Prince Frederick 1.5 700 am 2/03
Solomons 1.0 957 am 2/03
... Carroll County...
Mount Airy 5.7 630 am 2/03
2 N Middleburg 5.5 622 am 2/03
2 se Westminster 4.7 620 am 2/03
Millers 4.0 130 am 2/03
1 W Westminster 3.8 400 am 2/03
Taneytown 3.5 600 am 2/03
6 NW Manchester 3.0 700 am 2/03
2 NW Eldersburg 2.0 1000 PM 2/02
Sykesville 2.0 900 PM 2/02
3 WSW Lineboro 1.1 852 PM 2/02
... Charles County...
1 SW Port Tobacco vi 3.5 912 am 2/03
2 ESE Bryans Road 2.7 510 am 2/03
St. Charles 2.5 450 am 2/03
2 W Waldorf 2.0 415 am 2/03
... Frederick County...
Wolfsville 7.0 938 am 2/03
New Market 5.1 515 am 2/03
1 N Middletown 5.0 930 am 2/03
Jefferson 5.0 300 am 2/03
1 NNW ballenger cree 5.0 600 am 2/03
Point of Rocks 5.0 630 am 2/03
Middletown 4.1 800 am 2/03
2 NW New Market 4.0 600 am 2/03
... Harford County...
Edgewood 5.0 530 am 2/03
Pylesville 4.8 715 am 2/03
2 W Bel Air 4.0 700 am 2/03
2 E Norrisville 4.0 649 am 2/03
Aberdeen Proving Gro 3.5 330 am 2/03
Bel Air 3.0 200 am 2/03
1 NE Bel Air 3.0 658 am 2/03
... Howard County...
1 SSE Simpsonville 5.7 245 am 2/03
3 se Sykesville 5.5 720 am 2/03
Columbia 5.5 655 am 2/03 NWS NCEP employee
2 se Gaither 5.5 700 am 2/03
Elkridge 5.2 415 am 2/03
5 SW Sykesville 5.0 300 am 2/03
2 N Columbia 4.9 630 am 2/03
Ellicott City 4.5 800 am 2/03
1 WSW Savage 4.2 650 am 2/03
1 N Savage 4.1 500 am 2/03
2 W Elkridge 4.0 1215 am 2/03
... Montgomery County...
2 WSW Damascus 6.4 825 am 2/03
Clarksburg 6.0 158 am 2/03
1 NW Gaithersburg 5.6 840 am 2/03
Germantown 5.6 800 am 2/03
2 WNW Olney 5.5 730 am 2/03
1 SSW Montgomery vil 5.5 1200 am 2/03
Poolesville 5.5 315 am 2/03
Glen Echo 5.2 730 am 2/03
Bethesda 5.0 315 am 2/03
1 S Olney 5.0 650 am 2/03
1 se Olney 5.0 700 am 2/03
1 se Norbeck 4.8 645 am 2/03
Silver Spring 4.0 600 am 2/03
1 NW Damascus 2.0 855 PM 2/02
... Prince Georges County...
1 NW Montpelier 5.1 818 am 2/03
1 SW Oxon Hill 4.1 700 am 2/03
1 SSE Forest Heights 4.1 747 am 2/03
Greenbelt 4.0 600 am 2/03
Morningside 4.0 245 am 2/03 HPC employee
1 SSW Beltsville 3.3 1200 am 2/03
1 ENE Adelphi 2.8 815 am 2/03
... St. Marys County...
1 NE Leonardtown 2.0 600 am 2/03
2 se Sotterley 1.5 655 am 2/03
1 ESE Hillville 1.4 349 am 2/03
... Washington County...
Smithsburg 5.0 400 am 2/03
2 NNW Sharpsburg 5.0 630 am 2/03
halfway 4.2 407 am 2/03
1 WNW Williamsport 3.7 746 am 2/03
Williamsport 3.0 710 am 2/03
Hancock 2.5 730 am 2/03
Virginia
... Albemarle County...
Crozet 3.5 1200 am 2/03
1 WSW Newcomb Hall 2.3 937 am 2/03
1 NNE charlottesvill 2.0 710 am 2/03
... Anz535...
1 ESE Hybla Valley 4.8 700 am 2/03
... Arlington County...
1 SW Ballston 5.4 600 am 2/03
1 NW Arlington 4.3 800 am 2/03
1 NNE Baileys crossr 4.3 155 am 2/03
Reagan National airp 3.3 701 am 2/03
... City of Alexandria...
2 ESE Lincolnia 5.5 700 am 2/03
... City of Charlottesville...
Charlottesville 1.5 915 PM 2/02
... City of Manassas...
1 W Manassas Park 5.2 320 am 2/03
Manassas 4.0 400 am 2/03
... City of Staunton...
Staunton 4.0 915 PM 2/02
... City of Waynesboro...
2 ENE Waynesboro 4.1 1225 am 2/03
Waynesboro 2.0 800 PM 2/02 Eagles Nest Airport
... Clarke County...
1 NW Berryville 5.6 715 am 2/03
4 SW Bluemont 4.5 757 am 2/03
... Culpeper County...
6 N Rixeyville 5.2 700 am 2/03
2 E Boston 5.2 958 am 2/03
3 E Amissville 5.0 600 am 2/03
3 N Rixeyville 4.9 600 am 2/03
... Fairfax County...
1 ENE Centreville 5.6 700 am 2/03
2 N Reston 5.0 137 am 2/03
1 NNE Fairfax statio 5.0 935 am 2/03
2 SSW Merrifield 5.0 130 am 2/03
Burke 5.0 130 am 2/03
1 se the i66 and i49 5.0 804 am 2/03
1 NNE Herndon 4.7 130 am 2/03
3 S Herndon 4.6 700 am 2/03
1 NE Dunn Loring 4.5 145 am 2/03
1 SSE Franconia 4.5 630 am 2/03
1 N Franconia 4.0 644 am 2/03
Centreville 4.0 530 am 2/03
2 se Chantilly 4.0 1009 am 2/03
Vienna 4.0 810 am 2/03
1 NW Vienna 4.0 1220 am 2/03
... Fauquier County...
Marshall 6.0 621 am 2/03
1 NW Opal 5.0 856 am 2/03
3 NNW Woolsey 4.8 428 am 2/03
6 S Warrenton 4.7 700 am 2/03
3 SSE Warrenton 4.7 956 am 2/03
6 NNE Remington 4.0 800 am 2/03
1 ESE Bealeton 3.5 515 am 2/03
... Frederick County...
2 S Wilde Acres 6.0 845 PM 2/02 Mountain Falls
Stephenson 5.2 1225 am 2/03
2 E Stephens City 4.3 700 am 2/03
1 N Wilde Acres 4.3 713 am 2/03
2 E Winchester 4.2 515 am 2/03
2 NE Winchester 4.1 1000 am 2/03
9 NW Winchester 4.0 800 am 2/03
1 ESE Whitacre 4.0 500 am 2/03
2 S Winchester 3.0 815 PM 2/02
... Greene County...
2 se Lydia 4.5 1140 PM 2/02
1 W Ruckersville 3.5 1005 am 2/03
... Highland County...
2 WSW Monterey 5.5 821 PM 2/02
... Loudoun County...
1 se Leesburg 6.5 500 am 2/03
3 NW Dulles internat 5.5 634 am 2/03
Countryside 5.1 150 am 2/03
3 WSW Ashburn 5.0 1145 PM 2/02
1 NE Bluemont 5.0 700 am 2/03
Leesburg 5.0 1100 PM 2/02
2 SW Leesburg 4.5 1100 PM 2/02
2 WNW Purcellville 4.5 1159 PM 2/02
5 W Chantilly 4.5 1240 am 2/03
1 NE Ashburn 4.3 1135 PM 2/02
Dulles international 3.8 751 am 2/03
1 SW Leesburg 3.5 945 PM 2/02
1 N Leesburg 2.0 829 PM 2/02
... Madison County...
3 NE Haywood 5.9 959 am 2/03
Etlan 3.0 931 PM 2/02
Haywood 2.7 831 PM 2/02
... Nelson County...
3 NNW Greenfield 2.2 936 PM 2/02
... Orange County...
3 ESE Dawsonville 3.0 1022 am 2/03
1 NNW Barboursville 2.5 900 am 2/03
1 SSW Orange 1.5 923 am 2/03
... Page County...
1 N Shenandoah 4.0 924 PM 2/02
Fairview 2.8 730 am 2/03
1 ESE Honeyville 2.5 1018 PM 2/02
... Prince William County...
2 NNE Gainesville 9.5 830 am 2/03
Woodbridge 3.5 535 am 2/03
... Rappahannock County...
2 ENE Rock Mills 6.5 748 am 2/03
... Rockingham County...
1 se massanutten 3.5 930 PM 2/02
Grottoes 3.0 554 am 2/03
2 W Penn Laird 1.5 700 am 2/03
... Shenandoah County...
1 NNE Clary 3.6 700 am 2/03
2 SSW Maurertown 3.5 732 am 2/03
Edinburg 3.4 733 am 2/03
2 SSW Alonzaville 3.0 917 PM 2/02
2 WSW Edinburg 3.0 921 PM 2/02
... Stafford County...
2 NNW Stafford 5.5 700 am 2/03
2 E Roseville 4.2 804 am 2/03
... Warren County...
1 SW Front Royal 4.5 1200 am 2/03
Linden 4.5 847 am 2/03
West Virginia
... Berkeley County...
Gerrardstown 6.5 1017 PM 2/02
4 NNE winebrenners c 5.5 415 am 2/03
Martinsburg 5.0 849 am 2/03
3 W Martinsburg 5.0 830 am 2/03
2 ENE Martinsburg 4.7 709 am 2/03
1 SSW Vanville 4.5 955 am 2/03
1 WNW Bunker Hill 4.5 700 am 2/03
Bunker Hill 4.5 1100 PM 2/02
1 ESE Gerrardstown 4.0 520 am 2/03
... Grant County...
2 ESE Cabins 6.5 931 am 2/03
Bayard 6.0 700 am 2/03 co-op
2 NE Petersburg 6.0 917 PM 2/02
2 NE Kline Gap 6.0 842 PM 2/02
1 WSW Mount Storm 4.0 704 am 2/03
... Hampshire County...
1 WSW Romney 4.5 936 am 2/03
1 ENE Romney 4.0 855 PM 2/02
1 SW Bloomery 3.0 828 PM 2/02
2 W points 3.0 700 am 2/03
... Hardy County...
Lost River 6.0 826 am 2/03
3 NNW McNeill 5.5 408 am 2/03
1 S Moorefield 5.0 708 am 2/03
5 NE Moorefield 5.0 850 PM 2/02
... Jefferson County...
2 WNW Halltown 4.5 1000 am 2/03
3 NW Harpers Ferry 4.5 730 am 2/03
2 NNE Halltown 4.5 600 am 2/03
Shepherdstown 4.0 720 am 2/03
Shenandoah Junction 4.0 1230 am 2/03
... Mineral County...
1 SSW Keyser 5.0 846 PM 2/02
3 ESE McCoole 3.5 700 am 2/03
2 SW Keyser 2.2 711 am 2/03
Keyser 2.2 929 PM 2/02
... Morgan County...
Smith Crossroads 2.2 904 PM 2/02
Berkeley spgs 1.7 619 am 2/03
... Pendleton County...
6 WSW Cherry Grove 5.0 630 PM 2/02 spotter
5 E Deer Run 4.2 600 am 2/03
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, February 4, 2010 3:56:47 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST WED FEB 3 2010
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ028-030-031-040-042-
050>054-501-502-WVZ050>053-503-504-040345-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0004.100205T1500Z-100207T0300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-FREDERICK VA-WARREN-CLARKE-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...
CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...
FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...
EMORYVILLE...HARTMANSVILLE...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
245 PM EST WED FEB 3 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE 12 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MORNING
FRIDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FRIDAY. FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES.
* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING
NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 19TH STORM.
PLAN FOR SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO TRAVEL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, February 4, 2010 3:33:40 PM
Statement as of 9:59 AM EST on February 04, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning in effect from 10 am Friday to 10 PM EST
Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow with near-blizzard
conditions... which is in effect from 10 am Friday to 10 PM EST
Saturday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
* Precipitation type... heavy snow.
* Accumulations... storm total accumulations of 16 to 24 inches.
* Timing... snow will begin mid-morning Friday... and will continue
through Saturday evening. Conditions will deteriorate rapidly
Friday afternoon... with heaviest snowfall occurring between
sunset Friday to sunrise Saturday. The most hazardous winter
weather conditions will occur Friday night... when the
combination of heavy snow and strong winds will reduce
visibilities to below one-quarter mile... producing near-blizzard
conditions.
* Temperatures... highs in the lower 30s Friday. Friday night and
Saturday... temperatures will be in the mid 20s.
* Winds... becoming northeast 10 to 20 mph Friday with gusts to 30
mph Friday night and Saturday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
This storm has the potential to be similar to the 19 December
storm. Plan for substantial disruptions to travel Friday afternoon
through the weekend.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are
expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will
make travel very hazardous or nearly impossible Friday night.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, February 5, 2010 11:09:13 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1234 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ042-050>057-501-502-
060145-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...
ST MARYS CITY...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...
FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON
1234 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
...RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION...
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY
FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED TONIGHT AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.
LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC... THE
JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM...28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS
PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER. CURRENT FORECASTS FOR
THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3
INCHES...WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL
THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION...20 TO
30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING.
BALTIMORES RECORD OF 26.8 INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003
STORM WILL ALSO BE THREATENED.
A FEW PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ITEMS TO NOTE:
1. FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS WHEN OPERATING A GENERATOR OR
AXILLARY HEATER. ENSURE PORTABLE GENERATORS ARE ADEQUATELY VENTILATED.
2. TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY STAYING
OFF ROADS LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
3. FOLLOW LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY DECLARATION ORDERS.
IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...DO NOT TRAVEL
ALONE. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TIMETABLE AND YOUR PRIMARY AND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. CARRY WITH YOU A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT WHICH
INCLUDES A MOBILE PHONE...BLANKETS...FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA
BATTERIES...HIGH CALORIE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND WATER...AND A
SHOVEL.
4. 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 SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...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.
5. AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. BREAK THE SHOVELING
DOWN INTO SMALLER JOBS AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.
6. IN CASE OF POWER SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS...HAVE AVAILABLE FLASH
LIGHTS WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...EXTRA FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA MEDICINES.
7. ENSURE ANY PETS AND FARM ANIMALS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER...FOOD...
AND SHELTER.
FINALLY...THE KEY TO GETTING THROUGH THIS AND OTHER PERIODS OF
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS WITH ADVANCE PLANNING AND BEING AWARE OF
CURRENT CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL BE WINDING DOWN EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING...SO DO YOUR PART AND LET YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
RESTORE ROADWAYS TO NORMAL CONDITIONS BY STAYING AT HOME.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, February 5, 2010 11:10:13 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
109 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
MDZ007-011-014-016>018-VAZ054-057-060215-
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.Y.0005.100205T2300Z-100207T0300Z/
HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-KING GEORGE-
109 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY.
A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE REGION WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH
TIDES WILL BE ONLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED...THE SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL GENERATE SUFFICIENT WAVES TO CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AREAS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. STRONG
WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AS THE STRONG DISTURBANCE EXITS THE
REGION.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...2:58 PM AND 2:52 AM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...11:39 PM AND 12:50 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...10:09 PM AND 11:20 AM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...7:01 PM AND 8:12 AM...
POINT LOOKOUT...6:11 PM AND 7:22 AM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...1:09 PM AND 1:46 AM...
GOOSE BAY...9:20 PM AND 9:41 AM...
COLTONS POINT...8:10 PM AND 8:31 AM...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, February 5, 2010 11:10:52 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
306 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
MDZ014-017-018-060415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.100206T0300Z-100207T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100206T0300Z/
ANNE ARUNDEL-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANNAPOLIS...ST MARYS CITY
306 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO
30 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM SUNSET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
* VISIBILITIES...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER
MILE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...
BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD
SNOWFALL FOR THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY
STAYING OFF THE ROADS.
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.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, February 5, 2010 11:12:00 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
306 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
MDZ014-017-018-060415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.100206T0300Z-100207T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100206T0300Z/
ANNE ARUNDEL-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANNAPOLIS...ST MARYS CITY
306 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO
30 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM SUNSET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
* VISIBILITIES...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER
MILE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...
BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD
SNOWFALL FOR THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY
STAYING OFF THE ROADS.
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.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:13:57 AM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
7:53 pm EST, Fri., Feb. 5, 2010
... BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... ARLINGTON... HOWARD... MONTGOMERY... ANNE ARUNDEL... PRINCE GEORGES... CALVERT... NORTHERN FAUQUIER... LOUDOUN... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER... CHARLES AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES...
AT 748 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GAINESVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BEACH ... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS HEAVY BAND OF SNOW INCLUDE WASHINGTON DC... MANASSAS... LOWER MARLBORO... BRANDYWINE... SPRINGFIELD... SUNDERLAND... COLLEGE PARK... ANNAPOLIS... CENTREVILLE AND OXON HILL.
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR... WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:48:36 AM
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE... HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES.
* TIMING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT.
* VISIBILITIES... WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY STAYING OFF THE ROADS.
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.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:50:45 AM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
9:30 pm EST, Fri., Feb. 5, 2010
... RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION...
... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT... PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. ELSEWHERE AROUND THE REGION... NEAR-BLIZZARD WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.
LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC... THE JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM... 28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER. CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3 INCHES... WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION... 20 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING.
BALTIMORE'S RECORD OF 26.8 INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003 STORM WILL ALSO BE THREATENED.
A FEW PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ITEMS TO NOTE:
1. FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS WHEN OPERATING A GENERATOR OR AUXILIARY HEATER. ENSURE PORTABLE GENERATORS ARE ADEQUATELY VENTILATED.
2. TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY STAYING OFF ROADS OVERNIGHT.
3. FOLLOW LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY DECLARATION ORDERS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY... DO NOT TRAVEL ALONE. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TIMETABLE AND YOUR PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE ROUTES. CARRY WITH YOU A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A MOBILE PHONE... BLANKETS... FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES... HIGH CALORIE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND WATER... AND A SHOVEL.
4. 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON... 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.
5. AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. BREAK THE SHOVELING DOWN INTO SMALLER JOBS AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.
6. IN CASE OF POWER SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS... HAVE AVAILABLE FLASH LIGHTS WITH EXTRA BATTERIES... EXTRA FOOD AND WATER... EXTRA MEDICINES.
7. ENSURE ANY PETS AND FARM ANIMALS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER... FOOD... AND SHELTER.
FINALLY... THE KEY TO GETTING THROUGH THIS AND OTHER PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS WITH ADVANCE PLANNING AND BEING AWARE OF CURRENT CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL BE WINDING DOWN EARLY SATURDAY EVENING... SO DO YOUR PART AND LET YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS RESTORE ROADWAYS TO NORMAL CONDITIONS BY STAYING AT HOME.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:12:43 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1044 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-018-061130-
/O.CON.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100207T0300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CALVERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
1044 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW...ACCOMPANIED OCCASIONALLY BY
THUNDER OVERNIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO
30 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE
MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT.
* VISIBILITIES...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER
MILE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD
SNOWFALL FOR THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY
STAYING OFF THE ROADS.
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.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:54:23 AM
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1053 PM CST FRI FEB 05 2010
AREAS AFFECTED...ERN MD AND THE DC METRO AREA...MUCH OF DE AND
SRN/CENTRAL NJ
CONCERNING...BLIZZARD
VALID 060453Z - 060900Z
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 IN/HR ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION
WITH STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL E-NELY WINDS RESULTING IN BLIZZARD LIKE
CONDITIONS ACROSS SRN/CENTRAL NJ WWD ACROSS DE AND TOWARD THE DC
METRO AREA.
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS /4-7 MB PER 2HR/ ARE OCCURRING ALONG
AND E OF THE NC/VA COAST...AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL S/W TROUGH
LIFTING NEWD ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...SURFACE LOW RESIDING
ALONG THE NC COAST AT 04Z SHOULD EJECT NEWD OFFSHORE THROUGH
12Z...AS DEPICTED BY SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE. MEANWHILE...AXIS OF
SLY 850 MB JET IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT OFFSHORE AS WELL...WHILE ELY
WIND SPEEDS N OF 850 MB LOW CENTER ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO
50-60 KT ACROSS SRN NJ/DE WWD TOWARD THE DC METRO AREA. GIVEN THE
PRESENCE OF WIND SPEEDS AT THE TOP OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER NEAR 50
KT...AND SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING WITH THE DEEPENING
COASTAL LOW...STRONG GUSTY NELY WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER NJ DUE TO THE ADJACENT OCEAN/REDUCED
FRICTION. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 1 IN/HR ARE
LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITHIN DEVELOPING TROWAL/MID
LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE...WHICH WILL AID IN VISIBILITY REDUCTION TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS GIVEN THE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS...LEADING TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
..GARNER.. 02/06/2010
...NOTICE...
SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A
SCHEDULED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28...FOUR
TIMES A DAY...AROUND 00 UTC...06 UTC...12 UTC...AND 18 UTC
FOR SIGNIFICANT SHORT RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS.
ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...LWX...
LAT...LON 38677504 38467700 39057699 39727582 40417397 39627409
38677504
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 9:27:43 AM
Statement as of 4:18 am EST on February 06, 2010
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also
available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
District of Columbia
... District of Columbia...
1 S Chevy Chase vill 15.0 115 am 2/06
1 S Anacostia 10.0 1255 am 2/06 spotter
Maryland
... Allegany County...
Eckhart Mines 20.3 115 am 2/06 spotter
1 N North Branch 16.4 155 am 2/06
... Anne Arundel County...
1 NNW Pasadena 18.0 300 am 2/06
1 W Glen Burnie 17.0 200 am 2/06 2.5 per hr snow rate
1 NE Green Haven 16.0 255 am 2/06
Riverdale 12.0 208 am 2/06
1 NNE Crofton 11.5 1130 PM 2/05 liq equiv 0.97
1 NNW parole 11.0 1210 am 2/06
Severn 7.5 1145 PM 2/05 spotter
1 NW Annapolis 5.5 1100 PM 2/05
... Baltimore County...
Essex 19.0 330 am 2/06 lightning in area
1 NNW Parkville 13.2 310 am 2/06 spotter
2 NW Long Green 12.0 230 am 2/06 2 in per hr snow rate
1 E Oella 10.8 1200 am 2/06 3 in fell in past hr
Parkville 9.0 1215 am 2/06 spotter
2 WNW Owings Mills 9.0 1200 am 2/06
Monkton 8.5 1140 PM 2/05
1 NE Rossville 7.0 1145 PM 2/05 spotter
1 W Hampton 6.3 1130 PM 2/05 spotter
1 ENE Parkville 6.0 1115 PM 2/05 spotter
1 NW Perry Hall 6.0 1156 PM 2/05
... Baltimore City...
1 S Gwynn Oak 15.0 204 am 2/06
1 NNE Brooklyn Park 12.8 1254 am 2/06 thunder snow
2 ESE Arlington 12.5 215 am 2/06 wbal-TV 2 in hr rate
1 W Park Heights 12.3 200 am 2/06 spotter
... Calvert County...
Dunkirk 12.5 1143 PM 2/05
... Carroll County...
1 SSW Manchester 12.5 200 am 2/06 spotter
Millers 12.0 111 am 2/06
Eldersburg 10.0 1150 PM 2/05
... Charles County...
2 ESE Bryans Road 9.1 1159 PM 2/05 spotter liq equiv 1.74
1 SW Dentsville 5.5 1200 am 2/06 past 2 hrs sleet
... Frederick County...
3 ESE Cavetown 16.0 343 am 2/06
Brunswick 15.1 130 am 2/06
1 NNW ballenger cree 9.8 1100 PM 2/05 cocorahs
... Harford County...
Fallston 11.0 1252 am 2/06
Bel Air 7.0 1212 am 2/06
... Howard County...
1 SSE Simpsonville 20.1 325 am 2/06 spotter
2 W Elkridge 14.0 1240 am 2/06
2 N Columbia 13.9 1230 am 2/06 spotter
1 WSW Savage 13.2 100 am 2/06
1 N Simpsonville 10.5 238 am 2/06
... Montgomery County...
2 ESE Germantown 21.0 400 am 2/06 spotter
Four Corners 17.0 340 am 2/06 spotter
Gaithersburg 16.0 230 am 2/06
1 se Norbeck 14.6 100 am 2/06
2 NW Garrett Park 14.4 1225 am 2/06
1 SSW Rockville 13.5 1200 am 2/06
1 NW Gaithersburg 13.1 139 am 2/06
1 NW Damascus 13.0 1130 PM 2/05 spotter
Poolesville 12.0 1130 PM 2/05 spotter
2 NE Germantown 10.5 1230 am 2/06
2 NNW Bethesda 9.0 1100 PM 2/05 spotter
1 NNW Somerset 8.5 1100 PM 2/05 spotter
... Prince Georges County...
1 SSW Beltsville 12.8 143 am 2/06
1 SW College Park 12.0 1200 am 2/06 rate of 2 in per hr
1 NNE Greenbelt 11.0 1130 PM 2/05
... St. Marys County...
1 NNE Hollywood 7.8 230 am 2/06 mostly sleet
1 ESE Hillville 6.5 1200 am 2/06 snow sleet mix.
... Washington County...
Hancock 23.7 400 am 2/06 spotter
Virginia
... Albemarle County...
2 S Monticello 10.3 300 am 2/06
... Arlington County...
1 NNE Baileys crossr 16.2 400 am 2/06 spotter
1 SW Ballston 11.5 1100 PM 2/05
... City of Alexandria...
2 ENE Alexandria 9.5 1223 am 2/06
1 ESE Barcroft 9.0 1100 PM 2/05 NCEP employee
1 se Alexandria 9.0 1150 PM 2/05 spotter
2 SW Alexandria 8.0 1100 PM 2/05
2 NW the Woodrow wil 7.0 1145 PM 2/05
... City of Manassas...
1 W Manassas Park 11.5 1245 am 2/06
... City of Winchester...
Winchester 15.5 1205 am 2/06
... Fairfax County...
2 SSW Reston 15.0 140 am 2/06 thunder
2 N Reston 14.0 1226 am 2/06
1 WNW Burke 13.3 115 am 2/06
Vienna 13.0 1145 PM 2/05
1 se the i66 and i49 12.5 1150 PM 2/05 NWS employee
2 SW Hybla Valley 12.0 100 am 2/06 spotter
1 NE Dunn Loring 10.0 1100 PM 2/05 NWS employee
1 W Lincolnia 8.8 1130 PM 2/05 spotter
... Frederick County...
2 se Stephens City 19.0 245 am 2/06 spotter
2 S Winchester 17.0 145 am 2/06
2 E Stephens City 16.8 100 am 2/06 spotter
1 se Winchester 14.5 1245 am 2/06 tv3
1 S Stephenson 14.5 1200 am 2/06
3 E Winchester 11.0 1100 PM 2/05 amateur radio
... Highland County...
Mustoe 9.7 1220 am 2/06
... Loudoun County...
2 WSW Leesburg 19.0 100 am 2/06
1 N Leesburg 18.0 118 am 2/06
3 NW Dulles internat 16.2 100 am 2/06 WFO Sterling
Ashburn 14.5 1230 am 2/06
3 WSW Ashburn 12.0 1154 PM 2/05 NWS employee
1 SSW Arcola 12.0 1200 am 2/06 NWS employee
Lovettsville 10.5 1100 PM 2/05
... Madison County...
Haywood 13.0 214 am 2/06
... Nelson County...
1 SSW Elma 7.2 103 am 2/06
... Page County...
1 SW Luray 10.0 300 am 2/06 spotter
... Prince William County...
3 NNE Nokesville 12.0 1100 PM 2/05 spotter
... Rockingham County...
1 SSE Singers Glen 13.8 240 am 2/06 spotter
1 se massanutten 8.0 1100 PM 2/05
... Shenandoah County...
3 SSE Toms Brook 10.0 1157 PM 2/05 spotter
... Stafford County...
2 E Roseville 8.5 1145 PM 2/05
2 W Ruby 8.3 1100 PM 2/05 amateur radio
1 S Leeland 6.4 1105 PM 2/05 snow sleet mix
... Warren County...
1 SW Front Royal 16.0 355 am 2/06
West Virginia
... Berkeley County...
1 WNW Bunker Hill 18.0 200 am 2/06 cocorahs
2 E Martinsburg 13.0 1200 am 2/06 NWS employee
2 N Falling Waters 12.0 1203 am 2/06
... Jefferson County...
1 NNW Halltown 12.0 1200 am 2/06 cocorahs
... Mineral County...
2 SW Keyser 16.0 1100 PM 2/05 co-op liq equiv 1.44
Fort Ashby 15.0 1148 PM 2/05
... Morgan County...
1 WSW Berkeley spgs 12.5 1100 PM 2/05
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 9:32:21 AM
Statement as of 04:30 PM EST on February 05, 2010
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Washington Dulles DC...
a record snowfall of 3.4 inch(es) was set at Washington Dulles DC
today. This breaks the old record of 1 set in 2001.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 12:13:40 PM
NOUS41 KLWX 061014
PNSLWX
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-
050>057-WVZ049>055-501>504-062210-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
514 AM EST SAT FEB 06 2010
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
1 S CHEVY CHASE VILL 15.0 115 AM 2/06
1 S ANACOSTIA 10.0 1255 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
ECKHART MINES 20.3 115 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
1 N NORTH BRANCH 16.4 155 AM 2/06
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
1 NNW PASADENA 18.0 300 AM 2/06
1 W GLEN BURNIE 17.0 200 AM 2/06 2.5 PER HR SNOW RATE
1 NE GREEN HAVEN 16.0 255 AM 2/06
RIVERDALE 12.0 208 AM 2/06
1 NNE CROFTON 11.5 1130 PM 2/05 2 IN PER HR SNOW RATE
1 NNW PAROLE 11.0 1210 AM 2/06
SEVERN 7.5 1145 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
1 NW ANNAPOLIS 5.5 1100 PM 2/05
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
ESSEX 19.0 330 AM 2/06 LIGHTNING IN AREA
1 SE COCKEYSVILLE 14.2 420 AM 2/06
1 NNW PARKVILLE 13.2 310 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
2 NW LONG GREEN 12.0 230 AM 2/06 2 PER HR SNOW RATE
1 E OELLA 10.8 1200 AM 2/06 3 IN FELL IN PAST HR
2 WNW OWINGS MILLS 9.0 1200 AM 2/06
PARKVILLE 9.0 1215 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
MONKTON 8.5 1140 PM 2/05
1 NE ROSSVILLE 7.0 1145 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
1 W HAMPTON 6.3 1130 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
1 NW PERRY HALL 6.0 1156 PM 2/05
1 ENE PARKVILLE 6.0 1115 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
...BALTIMORE CITY...
BALTIMORE 20.0 434 AM 2/06 THUNDER
1 S GWYNN OAK 20.0 400 AM 2/06 THUNDERSNOW
2 ESE ARLINGTON 18.5 415 AM 2/06 WBAL-TV FREQ LGTNG
1 NNE BROOKLYN PARK 12.8 1254 AM 2/06 THUNDER SNOW
1 W PARK HEIGHTS 12.3 200 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
...CALVERT COUNTY...
DUNKIRK 12.5 1143 PM 2/05
...CARROLL COUNTY...
MOUNT AIRY 20.1 420 AM 2/06 COCORAHS
1 SSW MANCHESTER 12.5 200 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
MILLERS 12.0 111 AM 2/06
ELDERSBURG 10.0 1150 PM 2/05
...CHARLES COUNTY...
2 ESE BRYANS ROAD 9.1 1159 PM 2/05 SPOTTER LIQ EQUIV 1.74
1 SW DENTSVILLE 5.5 1200 AM 2/06 PAST 2 HRS SLEET
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
JEFFERSON 18.5 415 AM 2/06
3 ESE CAVETOWN 16.0 343 AM 2/06
BRUNSWICK 15.1 130 AM 2/06
1 NNW BALLENGER CREE 9.8 1100 PM 2/05 COCORAHS
...HARFORD COUNTY...
BEL AIR 14.0 430 AM 2/06
FALLSTON 11.0 1252 AM 2/06
...HOWARD COUNTY...
2 N COLUMBIA 24.0 430 AM 2/06 THUNDERSNOW
1 ENE GLENELG 21.0 418 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
1 SSE SIMPSONVILLE 20.1 325 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
2 W ELKRIDGE 14.0 1240 AM 2/06
1 WSW SAVAGE 13.2 100 AM 2/06
1 N SIMPSONVILLE 10.5 238 AM 2/06
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
2 ESE GERMANTOWN 21.0 400 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
FOUR CORNERS 17.0 340 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
GAITHERSBURG 16.0 230 AM 2/06
1 SE NORBECK 14.6 100 AM 2/06
2 NW GARRETT PARK 14.4 1225 AM 2/06
1 SSW ROCKVILLE 13.5 1200 AM 2/06
1 NW GAITHERSBURG 13.1 139 AM 2/06
1 NW DAMASCUS 13.0 1130 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
POOLESVILLE 12.0 1130 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
2 NE GERMANTOWN 10.5 1230 AM 2/06
2 NNW BETHESDA 9.0 1100 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
1 NNW SOMERSET 8.5 1100 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
1 SSW BELTSVILLE 12.8 143 AM 2/06
1 SW COLLEGE PARK 12.0 1200 AM 2/06 RATE OF 2 PER HR
1 NNE GREENBELT 11.0 1130 PM 2/05
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
1 NNE HOLLYWOOD 7.8 230 AM 2/06 SPOTTER MOSTLY SLEET
1 ESE HILLVILLE 6.5 1200 AM 2/06 SNOW SLEET MIX.
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
HANCOCK 23.7 400 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
2 S MONTICELLO 10.3 300 AM 2/06
...ARLINGTON COUNTY...
1 NNE BAILEYS CROSSR 16.2 400 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
1 SW BALLSTON 11.5 1100 PM 2/05
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...
2 ENE ALEXANDRIA 9.5 1223 AM 2/06
1 SE ALEXANDRIA 9.0 1150 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
1 ESE BARCROFT 9.0 1100 PM 2/05 NCEP EMPLOYEE
2 SW ALEXANDRIA 8.0 1100 PM 2/05
2 NW THE WOODROW WIL 7.0 1145 PM 2/05
...CITY OF MANASSAS...
1 W MANASSAS PARK 11.5 1245 AM 2/06
...CITY OF WINCHESTER...
WINCHESTER 15.5 1205 AM 2/06
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
2 SSW RESTON 15.0 140 AM 2/06 THUNDER
2 N RESTON 14.0 1226 AM 2/06
1 WNW BURKE 13.3 115 AM 2/06
VIENNA 13.0 1145 PM 2/05
1 SE THE I66 AND I49 12.5 1150 PM 2/05 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 SW HYBLA VALLEY 12.0 100 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
1 NE DUNN LORING 10.0 1100 PM 2/05 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 W LINCOLNIA 8.8 1130 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
2 E STEPHENS CITY 20.0 400 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
2 SE STEPHENS CITY 19.0 245 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
2 S WINCHESTER 19.0 438 AM 2/06
1 S STEPHENSON 14.5 1200 AM 2/06
1 SE WINCHESTER 14.5 1245 AM 2/06 TV3
3 E WINCHESTER 11.0 1100 PM 2/05 AMATEUR RADIO
...HIGHLAND COUNTY...
MUSTOE 9.7 1220 AM 2/06
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
2 WSW LEESBURG 19.0 100 AM 2/06
1 N LEESBURG 18.0 118 AM 2/06
3 NW DULLES INTERNAT 17.5 435 AM 2/06
ASHBURN 14.5 1230 AM 2/06
3 WSW ASHBURN 12.0 1154 PM 2/05 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 SSW ARCOLA 12.0 1200 AM 2/06 NWS EMPLOYEE
LOVETTSVILLE 10.5 1100 PM 2/05
...MADISON COUNTY...
HAYWOOD 13.0 214 AM 2/06
...NELSON COUNTY...
1 SSW ELMA 7.2 103 AM 2/06
...ORANGE COUNTY...
1 NNW BARBOURSVILLE 11.0 400 AM 2/06 COCORAHS
...PAGE COUNTY...
1 SW LURAY 10.0 300 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY...
3 NNE NOKESVILLE 12.0 1100 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...
1 SSE SINGERS GLEN 13.8 240 AM 2/06 SPOTTER
2 W HARRISONBURG 11.0 430 AM 2/06 WSVA
1 SE MASSANUTTEN 8.0 1100 PM 2/05
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY...
3 SSE TOMS BROOK 10.0 1157 PM 2/05 SPOTTER
...STAFFORD COUNTY...
2 E ROSEVILLE 8.5 1145 PM 2/05
2 W RUBY 8.3 1100 PM 2/05 AMATEUR RADIO
1 S LEELAND 6.4 1105 PM 2/05 SNOW SLEET MIX.
...WARREN COUNTY...
1 SW FRONT ROYAL 16.0 355 AM 2/06
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY...
1 WNW BUNKER HILL 18.0 200 AM 2/06 COCORAHS
2 E MARTINSBURG 13.0 1200 AM 2/06 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 N FALLING WATERS 12.0 1203 AM 2/06
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
3 E ROMNEY 23.5 432 AM 2/06
2 W POINTS 14.8 1145 PM 2/05 COCORAHS
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
1 NNW HALLTOWN 12.0 1200 AM 2/06 COCORAHS
...MINERAL COUNTY...
1 WSW RIDGELEY 23.0 507 AM 2/06
2 SW KEYSER 16.0 1100 PM 2/05 CO-OP... LIQ EQUIV 1.44
FORT ASHBY 15.0 1148 PM 2/05
...MORGAN COUNTY...
1 WSW BERKELEY SPGS 12.5 1100 PM 2/05
$$
...ONLY REPORTS SINCE 11 PM LAST NIGHT...
SMZ/LASORSA/WOODY!/WITT
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 3:23:05 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
726 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
MDZ007-011-014-016>018-VAZ054-057-062030-
/O.CON.KLWX.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100207T0300Z/
HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-KING GEORGE-
726 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A STRONG SURFACE LOW OFF THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA OF VIRGINIA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. ALTHOUGH TIDES WILL BE ONLY
SLIGHTLY ELEVATED IN MOST AREAS...WITH NO MORE THAN 2 FOOT
DEPARTURES ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE
BAY...SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GENERATE SUFFICIENT
WAVES TO CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AT TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AS THE UPPER
DISTURBANCE EXITS THE REGION.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...4:03 PM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...12:50 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...11:20 AM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...8:12 AM AND 7:56 PM...
POINT LOOKOUT...7:22 AM AND 7:06 PM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...2:07 PM...
INDIAN HEAD...1:35 PM...
GOOSE BAY...9:41 AM AND 10:20 PM...
COLTONS POINT...8:31 AM AND 9:10 PM...
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 3:24:39 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1002 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-062315-
/O.CON.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100207T0300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
1002 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MODERATE SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES.
* TIMING...MODERATE INTENSITY SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME
LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF
MILE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR 30 DEGREES THIS
MORNING AND WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY...VISIBILITIES
WILL BE AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOW...
WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 5:11:57 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1204 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ042-050>057-501-502-
062200-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...
ST MARYS CITY...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS
PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...
WARRENTON
1204 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION...EASTERN
PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
...POISED TO SET ALL-TIME STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RECORD FOR
BALTIMORE...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL 10 PM FOR MARYLAND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC AND WEST
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL 10 PM.
AT 11:45 AM THIS MORNING...WEATHER OBSERVERS AT BALTIMORE'S THURGOOD
MARSHALL BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED 26.5
INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. THIS IS ONLY 0.3 INCHES SHY OF THE
26.8 INCH RECORD FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003 STORM. THE
AIRPORT IS FORECAST TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE THE
STORM ENDS THIS EVENING. A RECORD REPORT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE
RECORD IS REACHED.
GENERALLY...24 TO 32 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ACROSS NORTH OF A
LINE BETWEEN ANNAPOLIS MD TO WASHINGTON DC TO PETERSBURG WV. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE VA...APPROXIMATELY 14 TO 20 INCHES
HAVE FALLEN.
AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE THE
SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS AT THE HIGHER END
OF THIS RANGE...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
HERE ARE SOME PRECAUTIONARY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER GUIDELINES:
1. FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS WHEN OPERATING A GENERATOR OR
AUXILIARY HEATER. ENSURE PORTABLE GENERATORS ARE ADEQUATELY
VENTILATED.
2. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION ARE DANGEROUS. HELP YOUR
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION
AGENCIES BY STAYING OFF ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
3. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...DO NOT TRAVEL
ALONE. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TIMETABLE AND YOUR PRIMARY AND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. CARRY WITH YOU A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT WHICH
INCLUDES A MOBILE PHONE...BLANKETS... FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA
BATTERIES...HIGH CALORIE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND WATER...AND A
SHOVEL.
4. 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.
5. AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. BREAK THE SHOVELING
DOWN INTO SMALLER JOBS AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.
6. IN CASE OF POWER SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS...HAVE AVAILABLE FLASH
LIGHTS WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...EXTRA FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA MEDICINES.
7. ENSURE ANY PETS AND FARM ANIMALS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER...FOOD...
AND SHELTER.
FINALLY...THE KEY TO GETTING THROUGH THIS AND OTHER PERIODS OF
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS WITH ADVANCE PLANNING AND BEING AWARE OF
CURRENT CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL BE WINDING DOWN LATER THIS
EVENING...SO DO YOUR PART AND LET YOUR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
RESTORE ROADWAYS TO NORMAL CONDITIONS BY STAYING AT HOME.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:48:55 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
142 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-070245-
/O.CON.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100207T0300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
142 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...MODERATE SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES.
* TIMING...MODERATE INTENSITY SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF
MILE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR 30 DEGREES THIS
MORNING AND WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY.
&&
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:55:24 PM
NOUS41 KPHI 061838
PNSPHI
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-070244-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
138 PM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 4 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
DELAWARE
...KENT COUNTY...
DOVER 16.0 900 AM 2/6
HARTLY 14.3 938 AM 2/6
...NEW CASTLE COUNTY...
NEWARK 21.0 700 AM 2/6
WILMINGTON 20.0 746 AM 2/6
BEAR 25.0 100 PM 2/6
WILMINGTON 25.0 100 PM 2/6 NEW CASTLE COUNTY ARPT
PRICES CORNER 17.4 807 AM 2/6
MARYLAND
...CAROLINE COUNTY...
DENTON 19.0 600 AM 2/6
...QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY...
STEVENSVILLE 17.0 824 AM 2/6
CENTERVILLE 16.5 1100 AM 2/6
...TALBOT COUNTY...
SAINT MICHAELS 17.0 500 AM 2/6
TRAPPE 16.0 500 AM 2/6
EASTON 13.0 500 AM 2/6
NEW JERSEY
...ATLANTIC COUNTY...
ESTELL MANOR 17.5 830 AM 2/6
BUENA VISTA TWP 15.0 930 AM 2/6
HAMMONTON 14.0 700 AM 2/6
NORTHFIELD 13.3 1045 AM 2/6
ATLANTIC CITY 12.6 1045 AM 2/6
ATLANTIC CITY 16.3 100 PM 2/6 INTL AIRPORT
PLEASANTVILLE 16.3 100 PM 2/6
SOMERS POINT 11.1 1045 AM 2/6
...BURLINGTON COUNTY...
MOUNT LAUREL 21.5 1200 PM 2/6
FLORENCE TWP 14.5 1020 AM 2/6
WESTHAMPTON 14.0 1256 PM 2/6
TABERNACLE 15.2 1100 AM 2/6
MOORESTOWN 13.5 840 AM 2/6
MOUNT LAUREL 12.5 808 AM 2/6
DELRAN 12.0 740 AM 2/6
SOUTHAMPTON 11.5 825 AM 2/6
MOUNT HOLLY NWS 18.2 100 PM 2/6
CROSSWICKS 8.0 715 AM 2/6
...CAMDEN COUNTY...
ERIAL 17.0 820 AM 2/6
PINE HILL 16.0 820 AM 2/6
STRATFORD 16.0 820 AM 2/6
WATERFORD 16.0 820 AM 2/6
CHERRY HILL 24.3 1245 PM 2/6
SICKLERVILLE 16.5 1010 AM 2/6
HINELLA 14.0 820 AM 2/6
PENNSAUKEN 13.5 820 AM 2/6
VOORHEES 13.0 820 AM 2/6
LINDENWOLD 13.5 1254 PM 2/6
MERCHANTVILLE 8.0 700 AM 2/6
...CAPE MAY COUNTY...
EL DORA 18.0 900 AM 2/6
WOODBINE 16.5 700 AM 2/6
DIAS CREEK 16.0 700 AM 2/6
VILLAS 15.0 808 AM 2/6
GREEN CREEK 14.0 700 AM 2/6
MIDDLE TWP 14.0 700 AM 2/6
OCEAN CITY 12.0 1015 AM 2/6
SEAVILLE 11.0 700 AM 2/6
WEST CAPE MAY 10.8 720 AM 2/6
NORTH CAPE MAY 9.5 700 AM 2/6
BEESLEYS POINT 9.0 757 AM 2/6
STRATHMERE 8.0 806 AM 2/6
WILDWOOD CREST 7.3 745 AM 2/6
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
VINELAND 19.8 1250 PM 2/6
NEWPORT 15.0 1150 AM 2/6
MILLVILLE 12.0 700 AM 2/6
MILLVILLE 12.0 700 AM 2/6
...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
NATIONAL PARK 26.7 100 PM 2/6
SEWELL 16.8 730 AM 2/6
MANTUA 16.5 1030 AM 2/6 MANTUA TOWNSHIP
GLASSBORO 15.5 1010 AM 2/6
WEST DEPFORD TWP 15.0 1025 AM 2/6
...HUNTERDON COUNTY...
FLEMINGTON 7.2 700 AM 2/6
HELL MOUNTAIN 4.5 840 AM 2/6
...MERCER COUNTY...
HAMILTON 15.0 925 AM 2/6
EWING 8.9 800 AM 2/6
LAWRENCE TWP 5.5 915 AM 2/6
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
PLAINSBORO 9.0 915 AM 2/6
SAYREVILLE 8.0 915 AM 2/6
EAST BRUNSWICK 7.0 915 AM 2/6
SOUTH OLD BRIDGE TWP 7.0 915 AM 2/6
MADISON PARK 6.5 915 AM 2/6
SOUTH PLAINFIELD 3.5 915 AM 2/6
...MONMOUTH COUNTY...
HOWELL TWP 14.0 1050 AM 2/6
CREAM RIDGE 10.6 1010 AM 2/6
FREEHOLDBORO 10.0 940 AM 2/6
MANALAPAN 10.0 915 AM 2/6
WAYSIDE 9.5 1010 AM 2/6
ABERDEEN 7.0 915 AM 2/6
...MORRIS COUNTY...
STIRLING 1.4 559 AM 2/6
MORRISTOWN 0.7 700 AM 2/6 MORRIS TOWNSHIP
...OCEAN COUNTY...
BAYVILLE 14.5 1000 AM 2/6
MANAH 12.0 1000 AM 2/6
MANCHESTER 11.2 1000 AM 2/6
FORKED RIVER 13.0 1000 AM 2/6
WHITING 13.0 756 AM 2/6
BEACHWOOD 9.8 600 AM 2/6
...SALEM COUNTY...
QUINTON 19.0 915 AM 2/6
...SOMERSET COUNTY...
ROCKY HILL 8.0 915 AM 2/6
SOMERVILLE 2.0 601 AM 2/6
...WARREN COUNTY...
STEWARTSVILLE 5.1 700 AM 2/6
HACKETTSTOWN 2.0 950 AM 2/6
PENNSYLVANIA
...BERKS COUNTY...
RED LION 20.0 830 AM 2/6
MORGANTOWN 18.0 714 AM 2/6
FREDERICKSVILLE 9.0 1000 AM 2/6
...BUCKS COUNTY...
FURLONG 12.0 1010 AM 2/6
PERKASIE 11.6 745 AM 2/6
LOWER MAKEFIELD 12.5 1150 AM 2/6
SPRINGTOWN 8.5 1143 AM 2/6
YARDLEY 7.2 640 AM 2/6
...CHESTER COUNTY...
CALN TWP 23.7 1250 PM 2/6
WEST WHITELAND TWP 22.0 820 AM 2/6
CALN MEETING HOUSE 19.2 802 AM 2/6 CALN TOWNSHIP
WEST BRADFORD TWP 19.0 900 AM 2/6
SPRING CITY 18.5 957 AM 2/6
WEST CALN 16.1 559 AM 2/6
EXTON 14.0 933 AM 2/6
BERWYN 13.0 910 AM 2/6
...DELAWARE COUNTY...
BROOKHAVEN 26.0 1010 AM 2/6
NEWTOWN SQUARE 20.0 900 AM 2/6
FOLCROFT 19.0 807 AM 2/6
CLIFTON HEIGHTS 18.3 909 AM 2/6
DREXEL HILL 24.0 1205 PM 2/6
...LEHIGH COUNTY...
ALLENTOWN 7.7 100 PM 2/6 LEHIGH VALLEY AIRPORT
ALLENTOWN 7.7 100 PM 2/6
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
WYNNEWOOD 22.3 1245 PM 2/6
KING OF PRUSSIA 21.6 1030 AM 2/6
AMBLER 15.3 1136 AM 2/6
POTTSTOWN 15.0 846 AM 2/6
ROYERSFORD 16.0 1040 AM 2/6
HORSHAM 12.0 700 AM 2/6
MONTGOMERYVILLE 12.0 900 AM 2/6
LANSDALE 12.5 1050 AM 2/6
...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
MARTINS CREEK 3.3 730 AM 2/6
...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...
PHILADELPHIA 26.7 100 PM 2/6 INTL AIRPORT
$$
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:28:24 PM
Issued by The Weather Channel
2:29 pm EST, Sat., Feb. 6, 2010
The latest snowfall reports from The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington, DC: Frostburg, 36.0"... near Lehew, 34.0"... near Bloomery, 33.5"... near Smith Crossroads, 33.0"... Bayard, 33.0"... near Dulles Internat, 32.1"... near Howellsville, 32.0"... Eckhart Mines, 31.0"... near Elkridge, 30.3"... Sw Bluemont, 30.1"... near Wardensville, 30.0"... near Jefferson, 29.5"... near Garrison, 29.0"... near Glenelg, 29.0"... Keyser, 28.5"... near Ridgeley, 28.3"... Parkville, 28.0"... Berryville, 28.0"... near Damascus, 28.0"... Lonaconing, 28.0"... near Vanville, 28.0"... Wolfsville, 28.0"... Laurel, 28.0"... near Columbia, 27.9"... near Armel, 27.5"... Linden, 27.5"... near Oella, 27.0"... Haywood, 27.0"... Charles Town, 27.0"... Shepherdstown, 26.5"... Balt-wash Intl Arpt, 26.5"... Parkton, 26.3"... near Gwynn Oak, 26.0"... near Woodstock, 26.0"... near Berkeley Spgs, 26.0"... near Martinsburg, up to 27.0"... near Savage, up to 28.5"... near Winchester, up to 20.0"... near Simpsonville, up to 27.3"... near Churchton, up to 20.6"... near Parkville, up to 21.4"... near Leesburg, up to 28.0"... near Frostburg, up to 28.0"... near Romney, up to 28.0"... near Ashburn, up to 23.0"... near Centreville, up to 20.0"... near Green Haven, up to 26.5"... near Monticello, up to 14.1"... near Barboursville, up to 14.0"... near Stephens City, up to 25.0"... near Olney, up to 22.0"... near Front Royal, up to 20.0"... near Barcroft, up to 17.0"... near Crofton, up to 26.8"... near Lineboro, up to 21.9"... near Saint Leonard, up to 13.0"... near Arcola, up to 21.2"... near Alexandria, up to 18.0".
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Sunday, February 7, 2010 1:08:24 AM
Statement as of 6:52 PM EST on February 06, 2010
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 6 hours
for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended
to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters
and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our
home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
District of Columbia
... District of Columbia...
1 S Anacostia 21.0 130 PM 2/06
Washington 18.2 441 PM 2/06 sn depth
Maryland
... Allegany County...
Frostburg 36.0 112 PM 2/06
Eckhart Mines 32.0 631 PM 2/06 snowfall
... Anne Arundel County...
2 NNE Crofton 34.0 430 PM 2/06 snowfall
1 NNE Crofton 34.0 430 PM 2/06
3 E Laurel 32.9 630 PM 2/06
Severn 32.0 630 PM 2/06
1 N Crofton 31.0 400 PM 2/06
1 S Crofton 30.5 600 PM 2/06
1 WNW Green Haven 29.8 500 PM 2/06
Pasadena 29.0 508 PM 2/06
1 NE Green Haven 29.0 631 PM 2/06 snow depth
Millersville 27.7 400 PM 2/06
1 WSW Odenton 27.5 530 PM 2/06
1 NW Gambrills 27.5 450 PM 2/06
1 ESE Churchton 26.5 630 PM 2/06 snowfall
1 N balt-wash Intl a 24.8 454 PM 2/06 kbwi
1 NNE Owings 23.0 600 PM 2/06
Riverdale 22.5 118 PM 2/06
Belvedere Heights 22.5 445 PM 2/06 average depth
Eastport 22.4 600 PM 2/06
1 NW Annapolis 21.5 300 PM 2/06
Churchton 20.3 600 PM 2/06 average depth
2 NW Riva 19.0 450 PM 2/06
1 E Churchton 16.5 430 PM 2/06
... Baltimore County...
1 NW Randallstown 32.0 420 PM 2/06
1 se Garrison 31.2 535 PM 2/06
1 W Hampton 31.0 330 PM 2/06
1 SSW Dundalk 30.5 300 PM 2/06
Essex 30.4 200 PM 2/06
1 E Oella 29.5 405 PM 2/06 snow depth
2 NE Catonsville 29.0 500 PM 2/06 average depth
1 NNW Parkville 29.0 435 PM 2/06
1 WSW Gunpowder 28.5 406 PM 2/06
Parkville 28.0 137 PM 2/06 average depth.
Monkton 27.0 550 PM 2/06
Kingsville 26.0 118 PM 2/06
2 NW Long Green 26.0 340 PM 2/06
2 E Perry Hall 24.5 315 PM 2/06
Cockeysville 24.0 100 PM 2/06
1 ESE Glyndon 23.0 440 PM 2/06
2 NE Jacksonville 23.0 308 PM 2/06 snowfall
Timonium 22.0 540 PM 2/06
1 ENE Parkville 20.0 500 PM 2/06
... Baltimore City...
Pimlico 28.0 330 PM 2/06
2 ESE Arlington 25.5 100 PM 2/06
... Calvert County...
3 WSW Tracys Landing 22.0 600 PM 2/06
1 N Saint Leonard 20.0 415 PM 2/06
2 WSW Saint Leonard 18.0 417 PM 2/06
... Carroll County...
Sykesville 28.0 435 PM 2/06
1 N Westminster 24.0 441 PM 2/06
1 W Westminster 23.0 230 PM 2/06
Taneytown 22.0 200 PM 2/06
3 WSW Lineboro 22.0 215 PM 2/06
2 E Lineboro 21.9 100 PM 2/06 average depth
... Charles County...
2 NNE Bryantown 24.0 500 PM 2/06
Saint Charles 20.0 410 PM 2/06
1 SW Dentsville 18.5 500 PM 2/06
... Frederick County...
2 NE Jefferson 29.5 155 PM 2/06 average depth
1 ESE Frederick 29.0 400 PM 2/06
New Market 27.1 115 PM 2/06
1 NNW ballenger cree 27.0 340 PM 2/06
Walkersville 27.0 307 PM 2/06 snow depth
1 WNW New Market 25.0 330 PM 2/06
Brunswick 24.5 300 PM 2/06
2 SSW Lewistown 24.0 300 PM 2/06
... Harford County...
2 E Norrisville 29.0 611 PM 2/06 snow depth
Edgewood 25.0 254 PM 2/06
1 N Fallston 24.0 614 PM 2/06 snowfall
Fallston 24.0 100 PM 2/06
Aberdeen Proving Gro 22.0 430 PM 2/06 average depth
... Howard County...
2 W Elkridge 38.3 400 PM 2/06 snowfall
2 N Columbia 33.8 320 PM 2/06
1 WSW Savage 33.0 400 PM 2/06
1 se Clarksville 31.5 530 PM 2/06
1 SSE Simpsonville 31.1 430 PM 2/06
1 ESE Ellicott City 30.2 530 PM 2/06
1 N Savage 29.0 500 PM 2/06
1 WNW Jessup 23.0 515 PM 2/06 average depth
... Montgomery County...
Colesville 40.0 142 PM 2/06
Montgomery Village 30.0 311 PM 2/06 snowfall
1 SSW Montgomery vil 30.0 250 PM 2/06
2 ESE Germantown 29.5 508 PM 2/06
Poolesville 28.0 457 PM 2/06 sn depth
1 S Olney 28.0 545 PM 2/06
Germantown 27.4 640 PM 2/06
2 N Bethesda 27.0 311 PM 2/06 snow depth
1 N Four Corners 25.0 300 PM 2/06
2 WNW Olney 18.0 500 PM 2/06
... Prince Georges County...
1 NNE College Park 25.0 330 PM 2/06
1 N friendly 24.8 200 PM 2/06 snowfall
Camp Springs 24.5 430 PM 2/06 average depth
1 E Bowie 24.5 300 PM 2/06 NWS employee
Bowie 23.0 100 PM 2/06
Hyattsville 22.0 240 PM 2/06 average depth
... St. Marys County...
1 ESE Hillville 19.0 615 PM 2/06 snow depth
2 se Sotterley 17.0 430 PM 2/06
1 NNE Hollywood 17.0 600 PM 2/06
... Washington County...
3 ENE Hancock 30.5 315 PM 2/06
2 NNW Sharpsburg 26.0 100 PM 2/06
Smithsburg 26.0 420 PM 2/06
1 WSW Cavetown 23.0 550 PM 2/06
3 NE Smithsburg 21.7 635 PM 2/06
Virginia
... Albemarle County...
2 WSW Monticello 16.8 628 PM 2/06 snowfall
2 S Monticello 16.5 300 PM 2/06 snowfall
Earlysville 16.0 249 PM 2/06
2 se Advance Mills 15.5 115 PM 2/06 snowfall
1 NNE charlottesvill 13.0 330 PM 2/06
... Anz535...
1 ESE Alexandria 19.2 515 PM 2/06
... Arlington County...
1 NNE Baileys crossr 24.1 450 PM 2/06
2 E Barcroft 19.2 315 PM 2/06 snowfall
2 ESE Barcroft 18.0 630 PM 2/06 snow depth
1 W Rosslyn 18.0 400 PM 2/06
Reagan National airp 17.8 600 PM 2/06
... Augusta County...
Fishersville 16.3 400 PM 2/06
2 N Staunton 15.0 300 PM 2/06
... City of Alexandria...
Alexandria 28.9 125 PM 2/06
1 SSW Alexandria 23.2 515 PM 2/06
1 se Alexandria 20.0 346 PM 2/06
... City of Fredericksburg...
1 E Fredericksburg 13.0 406 PM 2/06
... City of Manassas...
1 W Manassas Park 22.2 606 PM 2/06
... Clarke County...
2 NE Berryville 30.5 500 PM 2/06
... Culpeper County...
1 SW Culpeper 19.5 430 PM 2/06
1 NE Culpeper 18.0 145 PM 2/06 average depth
... Fairfax County...
2 NE Chantilly 28.0 600 PM 2/06
2 N Reston 27.0 400 PM 2/06
1 se Centreville 26.0 335 PM 2/06
Vienna 26.0 100 PM 2/06
1 SW Burke 25.0 625 PM 2/06
Ravensworth 24.5 430 PM 2/06
1 W Centreville 24.0 300 PM 2/06
1 NE Dunn Loring 24.0 230 PM 2/06
1 NNE Herndon 24.0 300 PM 2/06
Lorton 23.6 430 PM 2/06
4 E Centreville 23.5 445 PM 2/06
1 NNE Fairfax statio 23.5 630 PM 2/06
1 E Sudley 23.0 300 PM 2/06
1 ESE Centreville 23.0 245 PM 2/06
1 se the i66 and i49 22.0 500 PM 2/06
1 W Lincolnia 20.7 130 PM 2/06
2 NE Oakton 20.0 530 PM 2/06 average depth
... Fauquier County...
Warrenton 27.0 500 PM 2/06
1 NW Opal 22.0 300 PM 2/06 NWS employee
1 ESE Bealeton 18.5 300 PM 2/06
... Frederick County...
1 N Wilde Acres 31.0 530 PM 2/06 NWS employee
2 E Stephens City 27.0 447 PM 2/06
1 S Stephenson 27.0 500 PM 2/06
3 NW Stephens City 26.0 418 PM 2/06 snow depth
2 S Winchester 24.0 500 PM 2/06 average depth
... Greene County...
2 se Lydia 16.0 420 PM 2/06
McMullen 15.0 445 PM 2/06 average depth
... Loudoun County...
Leesburg 34.5 335 PM 2/06
3 SSW Bluemont 34.0 433 PM 2/06
2 SSE Arcola 33.0 600 PM 2/06
Dulles international 32.4 550 PM 2/06
2 WSW Leesburg 32.0 315 PM 2/06 snow depth
1 SW Arcola 32.0 540 PM 2/06
2 ENE Lovettsville 30.0 520 PM 2/06
2 WNW Purcellville 30.0 400 PM 2/06
Lucketts 29.0 335 PM 2/06
1 N Leesburg 28.0 207 PM 2/06
1 SSE Sterling 26.1 520 PM 2/06
2 SW Ashburn 26.0 500 PM 2/06
2 S Belmont 25.0 100 PM 2/06
1 NE Ashburn 22.1 615 PM 2/06
... Madison County...
Haywood 27.0 1255 PM 2/06
... Nelson County...
1 SSW Elma 8.3 400 PM 2/06 average depth
... Orange County...
1 NNW Barboursville 17.5 530 PM 2/06
2 ENE Thornhill 11.0 215 PM 2/06 average depth
... Page County...
1 ESE Honeyville 20.0 315 PM 2/06 average depth
1 SW Luray 20.0 430 PM 2/06
... Prince William County...
1 N Woodbridge 22.0 115 PM 2/06
... Rockingham County...
Dayton 20.0 455 PM 2/06
Grottoes 18.5 300 PM 2/06
1 SSE Singers Glen 18.5 600 PM 2/06
1 se massanutten 16.5 609 PM 2/06 snowfall
3 ENE Rocky Bar 15.0 233 PM 2/06
... Shenandoah County...
3 E Woodstock 26.0 128 PM 2/06 average depth
... Spotsylvania County...
3 NNE Spotsylvania 12.0 508 PM 2/06
... Stafford County...
2 E Roseville 23.5 530 PM 2/06
... Warren County...
1 ENE Howellsville 37.0 505 PM 2/06
2 N Linden 34.0 530 PM 2/06
1 SW Front Royal 26.0 238 PM 2/06 average depth
West Virginia
... Berkeley County...
1 SSW Vanville 30.0 500 PM 2/06
3 WNW Martinsburg 28.5 1258 PM 2/06
4 NNE winebrenners c 28.0 640 PM 2/06
2 E Martinsburg 27.9 445 PM 2/06
1 WNW Bunker Hill 25.0 500 PM 2/06
1 ESE Gerrardstown 23.5 425 PM 2/06
2 N Falling Waters 23.0 357 PM 2/06 snow depth
... Hampshire County...
1 SW Bloomery 33.5 1255 PM 2/06
3 E Romney 33.0 609 PM 2/06
Romney 28.0 500 PM 2/06
... Hardy County...
3 NNW McNeill 24.0 500 PM 2/06 average depth
... Jefferson County...
2 W Rippon 28.0 500 PM 2/06
1 WSW Shenandoah Jun 26.5 630 PM 2/06
2 WNW Halltown 25.8 100 PM 2/06
3 NW Harpers Ferry 25.0 525 PM 2/06
... Mineral County...
2 SW Keyser 29.2 255 PM 2/06
... Morgan County...
Smith Crossroads 29.5 300 PM 2/06
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Sunday, February 7, 2010 1:09:17 AM
Statement as of 6:31 PM EST on February 6, 2010
record event report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
630 PM Sat Feb 06 2010
... Preliminary indications of two-day storm snowfall record exceeded
at Baltimore/Washington international thurgood Marshall Airport...
At 4:54 PM EST this afternoon... a 24.8 inch two-day storm total
snowfall was estimated at Baltimore/Washington international
thurgood Marshall Airport.
Preliminary indications are that this 24.8 inch two-day storm total
snowfall exceeds the previous two-day storm total snowfall record of
24.4 inches from 16-17 February 2003.
As with any major climate record achievement... this preliminary
record amount will be quality controlled by noaa's National climatic
data center over the next several weeks.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Sunday, February 7, 2010 1:09:56 AM
Statement as of 2:56 PM EST on February 06, 2010
... Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 10 PM EST this
evening...
A coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 10 PM EST this
evening.
A strong surface low will continue to move off the Delmarva coast
this evening. Although tides will be only slightly elevated in most
areas... with no more than 2 foot departures across southern
portions of the Maryland Chesapeake Bay... sustained northeasterly
winds will generate sufficient waves to cause coastal flooding of
low-lying areas at times of high tide through this evening.
Strong winds will decrease Sunday as the upper disturbance exits
the region.
Here are the times of the next high tides
for a few locations from north to south...
on the Chesapeake Bay...
Havre de Grace... 4:03 PM...
Solomons Island... 7:56 PM...
Point Lookout... 7:06 PM...
Now along the Potomac River...
Coltons Point... 9:10 PM...
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Monday, February 8, 2010 1:39:30 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2010
DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ040-042-052>054-501-080415-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0005.100209T1900Z-100210T2100Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...LEESBURG...
MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...
WARRENTON
315 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING...MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AT THE
ONSET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
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