John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The Iceman Cometh… and he stayed around longer than expected.
Temperatures rose slowly overnight, but not quickly enough to melt away much of the ice that is coating neighborhood streets and sidewalks. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for areas north and west of D.C. through 10 am this morning, with up to a quarter-inch more of freezing rain expected. Areas from DC to the south and east remain under a Winter Weather Advisory until 10 am, with a coating of freezing rain possible.
The precipitation will change to all rain as the morning goes on, but too late to allow schools to open. All public schools in the DC area are closed Tuesday, except for DC Public Schools, which will open two hours late.
While the interstates are moving well Tuesday morning, many state highways are still in poor shape, and numerous accidents have slowed traffic in many spots to a crawl.
Here is the latest Winter Strorm Warning from the National Weather Service:
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
FREDERICK VA-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
558 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATION…UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING
RAIN.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AROUND MID
MORNING… BUT WILL LINGER IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS.
* WINDS…SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S…RISING TO THE LOWER 30S BY MID MORNING.
* IMPACTS…SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
Here is the latest Winter Weather Advisory for DC and points south and east of town:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-CALVERT-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-KING GEORGE-
504 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATION…AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM
FREEZING RAIN.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID
MORNING.
* WINDS…SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…AROUND FREEZING…RISING TO AROUND 40 BY MID
MORNING.
* IMPACTS…ICE WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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