Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Winter Weather Advisory - Jefferson (West Virginia)
Updated: Mon, 05-Jan-2009 4:00pm EST
HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...
FRONT ROYAL...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...BAYARD...
PETERSBURG...EMORYVILLE...HARTMANSVILLE...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
535 PM EST MON JAN 5 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM WEDNESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER INDIANA WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS NEW
JERSEY ON TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS LOW WILL DRAW MOISTURE
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. WITH SUBFREEZING AIR IN PLACE AT THE
SURFACE...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BY THE TIME THE STORM EXITS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY UP TO TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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