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Monday, November 24, 2014

Winter Storm Watch

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR FIVE INCHES OR MORE.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ABOVE 1000 FEET. LOWER TO
MIDDLE 30S BELOW 1000 FEET.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...INCLUDING
INTERSTATES 81...70...83...66 AND 64. THIS MAY HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. HEAVY
AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES THAT LEAD TO AN
ENHANCED THREAT FOR POWER OUTAGES.
Instructions:    A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

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Editors Note:  This watch is not for this area but many people will be traveling to these areas for the holiday.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

D'OH!

Anonymous said...

Amidst all of the excitement don't forget to set your scales back 10 pounds this weekend.

Anonymous said...

Western shore

Anonymous said...

5:46 That is a good one. Never heard that before.