Winter Weather Advisories have expanded to include Frederick County, Maryland and eastern Loudoun County, Virginia, as forecasters continue to track a narrow band of snow expected to impact the region overnight into Sunday morning.
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The National Weather Service has extended the Winter Weather Advisory for parts of Maryland through 10 am Sunday, as forecasters continue to monitor a narrow but potentially impactful band of overnight snow.
The National Weather Service has issued an updated Winter Weather Advisory for the Baltimore-Washington region, including all of Montgomery County, as a quick-moving snow event is expected late Saturday night into early Sunday morning.
A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for the District of Columbia and much of central and northern Maryland, including Montgomery County, as well as parts of northern Virginia, with snow expected overnight into early Sunday morning.
A fast-moving winter system is expected to bring a narrow but, potentially intense band of snow to parts of Maryland, including the DC and Baltimore metro areas, late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service warns that totals will vary sharply depending on where that band ultimately sets up.
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