Alert: Winter Weather Advisory issued February 28 at 2:53PM EST expiring March 2 at 3:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Winter Weather Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2015-02-28T14:54:11-05:00
Expires: 2015-02-28T23:00:00-05:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING
RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS…WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS…A COATING TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS
WASHINGTON DC AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND. 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON DC. ICE ACCUMULATION
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN NOON AND 3
PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL END AS FREEZING RAIN
SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. TRAVELLING WILL BE DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE-MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SUNDAY MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…RISING THROUGH THE 20S MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT.
Instruction: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Montgomery; District of Columbia; City of Alexandria; Loudoun; Fairfax; St. Marys; Prince William; Calvert; Charles; Prince Georges; City of Manassas; City of Falls Church; City of Fairfax; City of Manassas Park; Arlington

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-743369-722369
CAP MessageType: Alert