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NOAA – National Weather Service  REVISED

The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER STORM WARNING for the Mid-Atlantic region.  At the present time, all of the Mid-Atlantic areas can expect between 4” –  8” of snow accumulation starting mid-day Saturday and ending Sunday evening, Jan 13^th   in most locations.

Areas in this zone include west of I-95;  Washington, D.C; Montgomery, Howard. Prince Georges, and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland and Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William, Loudoun, Falls Church, and Stafford counties in Virginia.  The Eastern Shore; all of the Delmarva particularly counties of  Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, and Worchester of the Delmarva Peninsula will experience snowfall in these locations of between 4” – 8” or more, depending on the track of the storm.  A low-pressure area has moved out of the southwest toward the Mid-Atlantic states.  As it does it will increase the Gulf moisture moving north.

Areas west of I -95 from D.C. and south will begin to see snow showers mid-day on Saturday becoming steady snowfall by the evening and continuing through the night, ending early Sunday morning, Jan 13^th .  Affected areas of the Delmarva Peninsula will begin to see snow showers late Saturday evening  Jan 12^th  continuing into Sunday, Jan 13^th  and ending late Sunday evening.  Southern portions of the Delmarva and Northern Neck of VA as well as the Richmond areas of VA may see between 8” – 10” or higher snowfall amounts.

The path of this event at the present time will also affect locations north of this region including Baltimore City, Baltimore, Harford, Cecil, and Carroll counties.  The storm then is expected to intensify and move toward the East coast where a secondary low may form.  Depending on the intensification, moderate to heavy snow squalls can be expected in the affected areas.  It should be noted that depending on the location of the new low-pressure cell,  locations not presently in the forecast regions of the Delmarva may well experience moderate to heavy snowfall.  Because of the very low temps now over the Mid-Atlantic, road conditions may become hazardous.  This will be heavy wet snowfall.  All areas in the listed locations should prepare for poor road conditions.  Stay tuned to your local NOAA Weather Radio and TV stations for an update.

SOURCE:  NOAA – NWS

                  Sterling, VA Forecast Office