MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
Winter Weather Advisory for Prince George's County, Maryland
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1143 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY...
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN
THE FAR NORTHWESTERN SUBURBS TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE BALTIMORE
AND WASHINGTON METRO AREAS. ICE ACCUMULATION OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF
AN INCH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW OR RAIN THIS EVENING.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NIGHT NORTHWEST OF I-95...WITH MOSTLY
RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTHEAST OF I-95. PRECIPITATION WILL END
AS MOSTLY SNOW SATURDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS THAT ARE UNTREATED WILL BECOME
SLIPPERY...CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Stay Informed - Stay Ready - Stay Safe