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Winter Storm Warning for Charles County

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
304 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

CHARLES-CALVERT-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...
CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG
304 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7
PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES
TUESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING...MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SNOW
RATES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AT THE
ONSET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER
20S AND LOWER 30S TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS

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Created: 2/8/2010
Last Updated: 2/8/2010 2:22:35 PM

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