Update: Blizzard Warning issued January 23 at 9:35AM EST expiring January 24 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Blizzard Warning
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2016-01-23T09:35:58-05:00
Expires: 2016-01-23T17:45:00-05:00
WEA Text: Blizzard Warning this area til 6:00 AM EST. Prepare. Avoid Travel. Check media. -NWS
Description: VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY TODAY.* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…18 TO 24 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 95…24
TO 28 INCHES WEST.

* TIMING…HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW INTO
SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.
TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 20S. WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 DEGREES.
Instruction: 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. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Fairfax; Howard; District of Columbia; City of Alexandria; Arlington; Montgomery; Loudoun; Anne Arundel; Prince Georges; Fairfax; City of Falls Church

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1152881-1096551
CAP MessageType: Update