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November 25th, 2014 by WCBC Radio

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 1500 FEET…6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS ABOVE 1500 FEET. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 1500 WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS ABOVE 1500 FEET. LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S BELOW 1500 FEET.
* WINDS…NORTH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS ABOVE 1500 FEET. INTERSTATES 68…81 AND 64 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW. SNOW WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS FOR WEDNESDAY. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES THAT LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY