WEATHER UPDATE: Winter Storm Warning

Effective:	21:41 EST on 01-06-2017
Expires:	01:00 EST on 01-08-2017
Event: Winter Storm Warning Alert: ...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TEMPERATURES: MID TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. Instructions: A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. Target Area: Dorchester Inland Worcester Maryland Beaches Somerset Wicomico