HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 523 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST THU DEC 10 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 WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH IS
EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE WSWLWX
PRODUCT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NELSON COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOUDOUN
COUNTY VIRGINIA...NORTH-CENTRAL MARYLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE WSWLWX PRODUCT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE AS WELL AS THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
PANHANDLE...AND NORTH-CENTRAL MARYLAND. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH MID-MORNING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL
SHENANDOAH VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10
PM FOR THESE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WEST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING
SNOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT PLEASE
RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WINTRY WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
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