HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT WEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...GRANT...MINERAL...HAMPSHIRE
AND HARDY COUNTIES FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WINTER STORMS WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...CENTRAL
MARYLAND...THE CENTRAL FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE
WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE AREAS.
IN ADDITION TO POTENTIAL WINTER EFFECTS...RAINFALL THAT OCCURS MAY
BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THIS RAINFALL MAY LEAD
TO MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS LATE
TONIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
TEH BLUE RIDE MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY
IN SHELTERED VALLEYS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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