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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1106 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

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PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CALVERT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…ANNAPOLIS
1106 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY…
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING…AND AGAIN FROM 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

• PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
• ACCUMULATIONS…HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
• TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM SATURDAY.
• TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH THE EVENT…LOW TO MID 30S IN COASTAL SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
• WINDS…15 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

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At least with this snow keeping me from going anywhere and since I’m done with school for the semester, I think I’ll actually be able to get some stuff done that I’ve been meaning to do before other things to do got in the way. I’ll have to get photos/video tomorrow…