THURSDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT RATHER BREEZY AND VERY CHILLY LO: 42 HI: 47
FRIDAY: CLOUDY BUT BREEZY AND VERY COLD WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOLLOWED BY THE CHANCE FOR SOME WET SNOW BY LATER ON DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS (SOME GRASSY SURFACES MAY SEE UP TO AN INCH OF WET SNOW BUT MOST OF THE ROADS WILL STAY WET) LO: 32 HI: 37
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT BREEZY AND NOT AS COLD WITH A FEW SNOW FLURRIES POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS LO: 32 HI: 42
SUNDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY BUT RATHER MILD WITH SOME INTERVALS OF SUNSHINE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS LO: 37 HI: 47
MONDAY: CLOUDY BUT WINDY AND VERY COLD WITH RAIN AND OR SNOW POSSIBLE (SOME MORE SIGNIFIGANT SNOW STICKAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM) LO: 32 HI: 37
"WEATHER OR NOT"
FORECASTER: SCHLEY —– ——– AUTHOR: blazin9635 TITLE: OMG !!! A BLIZZARD MAY COMETH FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON … BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT !!! DATE: 02/28/2009 09:44:01 STATUS: publish BODY:
*** A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY THRU 2 PM ON MONDAY ***
*** A WINDCHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY ***
SATURDAY: CLOUDY AND COLD WITH SOME LIGHT WINTRY MIX LIKELY AFTER DARK BUT THE PRECIP MAY START AS SOME LIGHT RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY SOME FREEZING RAIN AND OR SLEET AFTER DARK AND ENDING AS SOME LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT (AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW EXPECTED AT MOST THRU SATURDAY NIGHT) LO: 37 HI: 43
SUNDAY: CLOUDY BUT BREEZY AND RATHER COLD WITH SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS THAT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS (TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS SECOND SYSTEM SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN EIGHT AND TWELVE INCHES THRU LATE MONDAY) LO: 27 HI: 37
MONDAY: CLOUDY AND COLD WITH SNOW AND WIND DURING THE MORNING HOURS FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED AFTERNOON FLURRIES AS THE WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON HOURS LO: 23 HI: 29
TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND RATHER BREEZY BUT STILL VERY COLD LO: 19 HI: 34
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND OR EVENING HOURS BUT LITTLE OR NO STICKAGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME LO: 24 HI: 39
"WEATHER OR NOT"
FORECASTER: SCHLEY
—– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 02/28/2009 19:29:59 WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING Urgent – Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1003 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2009
District Of Columbia-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Harford-Montgomery-Howard-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges- Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-Madison-Rappahannock- Fauquier-Loudoun-Orange-Culpeper- Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax- Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania- King George- Including The Cities Of…Washington…Frederick…Westminster… Gaithersburg…Columbia…Baltimore…Annapolis…Waldorf… St Marys City…Leesburg…Culpeper…Manassas…Manassas Park… Fairfax…Alexandria…Falls Church…Fredericksburg
…Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Sunday Afternoon Through Monday Morning…
A Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Sunday Afternoon Through Monday Morning.
Low Pressure Over Nebraska Will Track Southeast Toward Georgia On Sunday…And Then Turn Up The Coast Sunday Night. The Low Will Strengthen As It Moves North Along The Coast.
Temperatures Will Be Sub Freezing Sunday Night. Depending On The Track Of The Low Several Inches Of Snow Are Possible Sunday Night And Monday Morning…Especially Along And East Of I-95. The Low Will Track Northeast Of The Area Monday…Bringing An End To The Precipitation By Midday Monday.
A Winter Storm Watch Means There Is A Potential For Significant Snow…Sleet…Or Ice Accumulations That May Impact Travel. Continue To Monitor The Latest Forecasts. —– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 01:21:39 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EST MONDAY UNTIL 12:15PM EST Urgent – Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 411 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2009
District Of Columbia-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Harford-Montgomery-Howard-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges- Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-Madison-Rappahannock- Fauquier-Loudoun-Orange-Culpeper- Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax- Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania- King George- Including The Cities Of…Washington…Frederick…Westminster… Gaithersburg…Columbia…Baltimore…Annapolis…Waldorf… St Marys City…Leesburg…Culpeper…Manassas…Manassas Park… Fairfax…Alexandria…Falls Church…Fredericksburg
…Winter Storm Warning In Effect From 2 PM This Afternoon To 2 PM EST Monday…
The National Weather Service In Sterling Virginia Has Issued A Winter Storm Warning For Snow…Which Is In Effect From 2 PM This Afternoon To 2 PM EST Monday. The Winter Storm Watch Is No Longer In Effect.
An Upper-Level Disturbance Across The Deep South Will Move East Today…Developing A Low Pressure Area Over Southern Georgia This Afternoon. This Developing Low Pressure System Will Push Up The Eastern Seaboard Through The Afternoon And Evening Hours…With A Tight Gradient Of Accumulating Snowfall Ahead Of The Low. Accumulating Snows Will Begin To Affect Portions Areas Of North Central Virginia And Southern Maryland By Mid To Late Afternoon.
Based On The Current Storm Track…6 To 10 Inches Of Snow Can Be Expected Along The Interstate 95 Corridor…Upwards Of A Foot Will Be Possible Along The Chesapeake Bay Near And South Of Annapolis…4 To 6 Inches Can Be Expected Across The Western Suburbs.
Gusty Winds Will Also Develop Overnight Sunday Into Early Monday. The Low Will Track Northeast Of The Area Monday…Bringing An End To The Precipitation By Midday Monday.
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. —– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 09:25:35 URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1106 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ036>042-050>057- 020015- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.090301T1900Z-090302T1900Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES- ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER… GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…WALDORF… ST MARYS CITY…CHARLOTTESVILLE…LEESBURG…CULPEPER… MANASSAS…MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH… FREDERICKSBURG 1106 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EST MONDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EST MONDAY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…AND AREAS OF MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. A SURFACE LOW HAS FORMED OVER SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING…AND WILL PUSH UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS…WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AHEAD OF THE LOW. ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE EXACT STORM TRACK WILL DICTATE SPECIFIC SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AT THIS TIME 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95…WITH TOTALS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 95…WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS CLOSE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST OF THE AREA MONDAY…BRINGING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION BY MIDDAY MONDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
—– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 10:50:01 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0185 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1216 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009
AREAS AFFECTED…PARTS OF NWRN NC THRU CNTRL VA
CONCERNING…HEAVY SNOW
VALID 011816Z – 012115Z
AN INITIAL BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DEVELOP BETWEEN NOW AND 20-21Z…THEN LINGER INTO EARLY EVENING…WITH SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES DEEP CLOSED LOW IS NOW BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AS THIS PROCESS CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON…TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE DIGGING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION…MODELS INDICATE THAT LOWER/MID TROPOSPHERIC FRONTOGENESIS WILL STRENGTHENING BENEATH INCREASINGLY DIVERGENT UPPER FLOW…FROM THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING DEEP LAYER UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION…INCLUDING THROUGH THE FAVORABLE MIXED PHASE REGION FOR LARGE DENDRITIC ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH.
SOME UNCERTAINTIES EXIST CONCERNING THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF SOMEWHAT MARGINAL LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES FOR SNOW REACHING THE SURFACE. BUT…GUIDANCE…INCLUDING THE SREF…STILL INDICATE THAT…IF THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES ARE NOT ALREADY SUPPORTIVE… ENOUGH COOLING WILL PROBABLY OCCUR DURING THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION TO SUPPORT SNOW…OR A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO SNOW…FROM THE NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THIS APPEARS MOST LIKELY NEAR OR NORTHWEST OF A DANVILLE/RICHMOND LINE BY THE 21-23Z TIME FRAME…INCLUDING LYNCHBURG…PERHAPS ROANOKE AND CHARLOTTESVILLE…BUT STILL SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA.
IN GENERAL…MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE STEEPENING MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON…ATOP AN INCREASINGLY DEEP ISOTHERMAL LAYER NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY WET SNOW…AND MID-LEVEL DESTABILIZATION MAY BECOME SUFFICIENT FOR STRONGER CONVECTIVE BURSTS…PERHAPS ACCOMPANIED BY ISOLATED LIGHTNING.
..KERR.. 03/01/2009
ATTN…WFO…AKQ…LWX…RNK…
LAT…LON 36168107 37478009 38027856 38237771 38227700 37707703 36637877 36557982 36168107
—– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 12:36:44 Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:05 am EST on March 1, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 15 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments… cooperative observers… Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments snowfall of (inches) measurement
District of Columbia
… District of Columbia… National Arboretum 0.3 800 am 3/1 coop
Maryland
… Allegany County… South Cumberland 2.7 700 am 3/1 coop Frostburg 0.1 700 am 3/1 coop
… Anne Arundel County… Rivera beach 1.0 500 am 3/1
… Baltimore County… Jacksonville 0.8 830 am 3/1 snow/sleet total
… Calvert County… North Beach T 800 am 3/1 coop
… City of Baltimore… Baltimore 1.0 730 am 3/1
… Frederick County… Emmitsburg T 745 am 3/1 coop
… Harford County… Norrisville 1.2 845 am 3/1 Ema
… Howard County… Columbia 0.8 700 am 3/1 spotter-0.13 melted ellicot city 0.6 645 am 3/1 spotter
… Montgomery County… Damascus 3ssw 1.1 700 am 3/1 coop
… Prince George's County… Oxon Hill 0.2 700 am 3/1 coop
… St. Mary's County… Mechanicsville T 700 am 3/1 coop
… Washington County… Sharpsburg 5s 1.0 700 am 3/1 coop Williamsport 0.7 700 am 3/1 coop
Virginia
… Albemarle County… Earlysville 1.0 600 am 3/1 coop Charlottesville 0.9 800 am 3/1 coop
… City of Alexandria… Alexandria 0.5 600 am 3/1 cocorahs
… City of Winchester… Winchester 1.0 700 am 3/1 coop
… Clarke County… Mount Weather 1.2 700 am 3/1 coop
… Culpeper County… Boston 1.1 700 am 3/1 coop Rixeyville 0.5 700 am 3/1 3 N Rixeyville Rixeyville 0.5 900 am 3/1 6 NE Rixeyville
… Fairfax County… Herndon 0.7 700 am 3/1 NWS employee Herndon 0.5 800 am 3/1 3 S Herndon Vienna 0.5 700 am 3/1 3 N Vienna, cocorahs Idylwood 0.4 600 am 3/1 NWS employee McLean T 700 am 3/1 2 se McLean, cocorahs
… Fauquier County… Marshall 0.5 410 am 3/1 Remington 0.5 715 am 3/1 5 NNE Remington Warrenton T 700 am 3/1 6 S Warrenton
… Frederick County… Middletown 0.9 730 am 3/1 spotter Stephens City 0.8 700 am 3/1 2 E Stephens City Stephens City 2e 0.7 530 am 3/1
… Greene County… Stanardsville 0.8 600 am 3/1 2 WNW Stanardsville
… Loudoun County… Bluemont 2.0 640 am 3/1 Leesburg 1.0 700 am 3/1 8 N Leesburg, cocorahs Middleburg 1.0 630 am 3/1 Round Hill 1.0 720 am 3/1 3 WSW Round Hill Sterling NWS/WFO 1.0 645 am 3/1
… Madison County… Haywood 1.5 700 am 3/1 coop
… Nelson County… Shipman T 730 am 3/1 2 NE Shipman, cocorahs
… Orange County… Orange 0.4 800 am 3/1 coop
… Page County… Luray 0.6 700 am 3/1 coop
… Prince William County… Woodbridge 0.5 525 am 3/1 1 SSW Woodbridge
… Rappahannock County… Sperryville 0.9 600 am 3/1 coop
… Rockingham County… Dale Enterprise 1.0 700 am 3/1 coop
… Shenandoah County… Strasburg 1.0 700 am 3/1 4 N Strasburg, cocorahs Woodstock 0.5 700 am 3/1 coop Edinburg 0.4 700 am 3/1 coop
… Warren County… Front Royal 2.0 600 am 3/1 coop
West Virginia
… Berkeley County… Bunker Hill 0.7 700 am 3/1 usda meteorologist Martinsburg 0.5 700 am 3/1 coop
… Grant County… Bayard 2.0 700 am 3/1 coop
… Hampshire County… Romney 1sw 1.0 800 am 3/1 coop
… Hardy County… Lost River 0.7 800 am 3/1 coop Moorefield 0.4 700 am 3/1 coop
… Jefferson County… Charles Town 1.0 741 am 3/1 coop
… Mineral County… Keyser 2ssw 1.8 700 am 3/1 coop —– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 12:37:39 Winter Storm Warning Sponsored by State Farm
Statement as of 3:19 PM EST on March 01, 2009
… Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 2 PM EST Monday…
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 2 PM EST Monday.
Low pressure over South Carolina will move up the eastern Seaboard this evening… creating a tight gradient of accumulating snowfall over the mid Atlantic region. Accumulating snows have begun to affect portions areas of north central Virginia and southern Maryland. Snowfall will be heaviest with this storm between 8 PM and 3 am. Snowfall may taper off for a period afterwards… before another period of snow occurs during the morning hours. Precipitation is expected to end by mid morning Monday.
For areas from the Blue Ridge to Interstate 95 5 to 7 inches of snow can be expected by Monday morning. Between I-95 and the Chesapeake Bay totals of 7 to 10 inches are expected.
Gusty winds will develop after midnight and last throughout the day Monday.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. —– COMMENT: AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user DATE: 03/01/2009 20:36:37 Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 10:13 PM EST on March 01, 2009
… Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 2 PM EST Monday…
Low pressure off the South Carolina coast will deepen as it moves up the mid Atlantic coast overnight into Monday morning. This low pressure system will bring snow to the mid Atlantic region.
One area of snow will move across much of Maryland… northern Virginia and the District of Columbia late this evening and during the wee hours of the Monday morning. A second area of snow associated with the low pressure system will move across the warning area during the morning rush hour.
The highest total snow accumulations are expected to run along and to the east of Interstate 95. Total accumulations are expected to range from 6 to 9 inches in this area… with the higher end of the range most likely occurring across central and southern Maryland and into Virginia near the Fredericksburg area.
To the west of Interstate 95… a tighter gradient of snowfall accumulation will occur. A range of 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected west of Interstate 95… with locations near the Blue Ridge favoring the lower end of the snowfall range.
Gusty winds will also develop overnight into Monday. Wind gusts up to 35 mph will lead to blowing snow.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.