Update: Winter Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 10:10PM EST expiring January 30 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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Event: Winter Weather Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2017-01-29T22:10:55-05:00
Expires: 2017-01-30T06:15:00-05:00
Description: * PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…A COATING TO 1 INCH OF SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE
66 IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH OF US ROUTE 50 IN MARYLAND. 1 TO
LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 66 IN
VIRGINIA AND SOUTH OF US ROUTE 50 IN MARYLAND.

* TIMING…THE STEADIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4
AM. SNOW WILL END BY 6 AM ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE MAINLY WET THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME
SLIPPERY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING

* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH…BECOMING NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TOWARD MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
Instruction: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED 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: Rockingham; Fairfax; Culpeper; Fauquier; Stafford; City of Falls Church; City of Fairfax; City of Manassas Park; City of Manassas; City of Fredericksburg; Arlington; Anne Arundel; Calvert; Charles; Prince Georges; Prince William; Montgomery; Orange; Rappahannock; Warren; Spotsylvania; Greene; Madison; Page; District of Columbia; City of Alexandria; St. Marys

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2226544-2089916
CAP MessageType: Update