John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — The Federal Government gave employees the option Wednesday to use unscheduled leave or to telework as an alberta clipper approaches the region. Snow that originally been expected to cross the region during the morning rush hour will now, for the most part, arrive around mid-morning, and fall primarily between 11 and 2 pm.
Most areas are sill expected to receive anywhere from a coating to a couple of inches of snow, as temperatures linger at or just above freezing during the day. Some places south and east of the District could see mostly rain.
The timing of the snow could prompt some school systems to close early. Stay with WMAL and WMAL.com for the latest on dismissals.
Here's the latest Winter Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
302 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
PARKTON…REISTERSTOWN…COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…DUNDALK…
CATONSVILLE…ANNAPOLIS…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…ROCKVILLE…
LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…ABERDEEN…
FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…PURCELLVILLE…LEESBURG…
ASHBURN
302 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO 1 INCH.
* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING…AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
* IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON…ALLOWING SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER SURFACES. THIS WILL RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING.
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.
