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| Wednesday, February 14, 2007 |
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Insliding 
| | 817 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 |
| | ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY... |
| | A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY. |
| | THROUGH LATE EVENING...LIGHT SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MARYLAND...AND MUCH OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. |
| | A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION OVER NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS MOVES INTO THE AREA...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. |
| | THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AFTER 9 PM... REACHING THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA AROUND 11 PM...AND NORTHERN MARYLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT. |
| | BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO AROUND 1/2 TO 1 INCH ON EXPOSED SURFACES IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY... POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND AREAS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. FURTHER EAST... ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS...TEMPERATURES ARE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1/2 AND 3/4 INCHES. |
| | THE GREATEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. |
| | IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS IN THE FORM OF SLEET FOR A LONGER PERIOD THAN CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SOMEWHAT REDUCED. |
| | THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE THAT THE REGION HAS SEEN SINCE THE ICE STORM THAT AFFECTED THE AREA IN JANUARY OF 1999. |
| | THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS...DECISION MAKERS...AND PLANNERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. SEVERE ICING ON TREES AND ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. |
| | A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. |
| | [Later...] Got here fine. Very smooth flight from LAX. But the situation on the ground at IAD was a drag. After sitting in a queue of planes waiting for gates to open, it took an hour and a half for the baggage to show up. Then, after taking a look at the long and stationary taxi line, I was glad my sister had booked me a rental car. |
| | Anyway, clearly missed the worst of it. It's freezing here, but the roads are mostly clear. Glad I came. |
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