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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Winter Weather at CMAWDC™

Winter Weather Advisory  at Washington Until: Wed, 9:00 pm EDT

Details at: http://goo.gl/IwLCA2

PRECIPITATION TYPE, SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS.

ACCUMULATIONS, A COATING TO ONE INCH.

TIMING, SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING HOURS, MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. THIS BAND OF LOCALLY
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WASHINGTON DC
METROPOLITAN AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM.

WIND CHILL, 0 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

TEMPERATURES, HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS TONIGHT IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS. HIGHS THURSDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. LOWS
THURSDAY NIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND SUB-ZERO
VALUES.

WINDS, WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY, WITH GUSTS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THURSDAY
NIGHT.

IMPACTS, ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. VISIBILITY
WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITY MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS DURING THE
EVENING RUSH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS THAT CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE.


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