Alert: Special Weather Statement issued January 28 at 11:25PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2014-01-28T23:25:09-05:00
Expires: 2014-01-29T03:00:00-05:00
Description: SNOW WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA…THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND TONIGHT. THE BULK OF THE SNOW
IN THIS AREA WILL FALL THROUGH 1 AM TO 2 AM…THEN SNOW WILL
SHIFT TO THE EAST.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO 1 INCH WILL RESULT. DUE TO
THE COLD GROUND…SNOW WILL INSTANTLY STICK TO UNTREATED SURFACES
AND RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL.

IF TRAVELING TONIGHT…USE EXTRA CAUTION AND GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN THOUGH
SNOW WILL END BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH HOUR…SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS
WILL REMAIN LIKELY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE PARTICULARLY ON
UNTREATED SURFACES.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Loudoun; Culpeper; Nelson; Prince William; Baltimore City; Fauquier; Fairfax; Baltimore; Harford; City of Falls Church; Frederick; Montgomery; Orange; City of Charlottesville; City of Fairfax; City of Manassas; Carroll; District of Columbia; Rappahannock; Greene; Arlington; City of Manassas Park; Albemarle; Madison; City of Alexandria; Howard

Message Identifier: NWS-130404-739251
CAP MessageType: Alert