John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) One thing’s clear. This is no Snowzilla.
Beyond that, meteorologists aren’t quite sure what to make of the wintry mix that started passing through the DC area overnight into Tuesday morning. Earlier Winter Storm Warnings have been downgraded niorth and west of town to Winter Weather Advisories, and Winter Weather Advisories from DC to the south have been cancelled altogether.
Despite all that, the region could still see some decent snowfall, albeit with little accumulation during the day – perhaps an inch of wet slop in the city, and up to three inches of it to the north and west.
School systems are making a wide variety of bets, opening on time in the region’s largest system, Fairfax County, while closing altogether next door in Loudoun. Montgomery County hedged its bet, calling for a two-hour delay, with a promise to reassess later this morning.
Here are the latest advisories from the National Weather Service:
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
ANNE ARUNDEL-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
244 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES…EXCEPT 1
TO 3 INCHES IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.
* TIMING…LIGHT RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON…WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW POSSIBLE
MAINLY NEAR THE MASON DIXON LINE.
* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS…EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
PRINCE GEORGES-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
244 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING…LIGHT RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION
TO ALL SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
