Another winter storm has our area in its sights. It could arrive tomorrow night and affect the region through Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service in Sterling issued a Winter Storm Watch for our area.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 223 PM EST Tue Feb 9 2021
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
* WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches possible.
* WHERE…Portions of western Maryland, western Virginia and eastern West Virginia.
* WHEN…From Wednesday evening through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS… Additional snow is expected Thursday afternoon through Friday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
A protracted winter storm will move into the region late Wednesday and persist into Friday. Significant snow is possible. For those locations most likely to see heavy snow Wednesday night, a Winter Storm Watch is now in effect. Watches may be expanded east as confidence increases pic.twitter.com/sb0TmY64bL
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) February 9, 2021
