Daniela Berson
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) In the next 36 hours, Washington can expect up to two feet of snow.
The latest National Weather Service notice estimates 24 inches for the immediate D.C. area.
Winds could reach up to 50 miles an hour and everyone is advised to stay inside from Friday night until Sunday morning, at the earliest.
The latest, from the National Weather Service:
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY…
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SLEET MAY MIX WITH
THE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING EAST OF INTERSTATE 95
BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION 18 TO 24 INCHES ALONG AND EAST
OF INTERSTATE 95…AND 24 TO 30 WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON DC IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AROUND 24 INCHES.
* TIMING…HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW… STRONGEST WINDS…AND
POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TRAVEL IS
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE
HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* WINDS…NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY SHORELINE…BECOMING NORTH SATURDAY AND
NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.
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