... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Issued by The National Weather ServiceWakefield, VA

Wed, Jan 14, 3:00 am EST

• ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
• * AREAS AFFECTED: EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.
• * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
• * ACCUMULATIONS: GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET... BUT THE SLEET WILL COMBINE WITH FREEZING RAIN TO PRODUCE A THIN COATING OF ICING ON ROADS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
• * TEMPERATURES: 28 TO 33 DEGREES.
• * WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
• * TIMING: THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.
• * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.