With this most recent image, be prepared for yet another serious storm. We will have our snow blower ready for those most in need.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1007 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
1007 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY...AND WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS LATER TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS IT MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. RAIN
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR....WHICH COULD RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE). SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND MAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
12 comments:
your a good man Joe....
This one is called "Isabella Anamerella".
Thanks Joe. It's good to know we can count on you to make sure we're prepared and know what's going on! Keep up the good work=) P.S. I hate the snow, enough is enough already!
By the look of this forcast , I think I may win my bet !
Ok, who moved the damn Equator to the South Pole?
Best news in the area!
Wayne
Now been upgraded to a "Winter Storm Warning"..the watch is no longer in effect.
Joe, you need better quality control. This must be some type of glitch. How did a story from two weeks ago get up here again?!?!?!Its not possible that it could really snow again!!! Its starting to feel like groundhog day around these parts!
3:26 LOL. I think I will go visit my family on the Western shore of Florida and return when it is 60 degrees.
Thats gobal warming for you!
Whoever is praying for snow; you can stop now... we're good.
Not only is it upgraded to a warning from a watch, total accumulation has increased from "3 to 6" to "4 to 8."
Here is what I have:
Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
6:26 pm EST, Wed., Feb. 24, 2010
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS LATER TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... AS IT MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR... .WHICH COULD RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS (ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE MORNING COMMUTE). SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES... AND MAY CAUSE WHITE OUT (NEAR BLIZZARD) CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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