FOX5 meteorologist Mike Thomas has released his early first call thoughts on a potentially significant winter storm expected to impact the region this weekend, signaling confidence is growing in a high impact snow event for parts of the Mid Atlantic. The map shows 8-14 inches for a big portion of Maryland and Northern Virginia, including all of Montgomery County and immediately surrounding areas.
WUSA9 has issued its first snowfall call ahead of a potentially major winter storm expected to impact the region this weekend, as confidence continues to grow in significant snow and ice across much of Maryland and Virginia.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the District of Columbia and large portions of Maryland and Virginia from Saturday evening through Monday morning.
Snow is expected to blanket the region (DC, Maryland, and Virginia) on Sunday, with impacts likely to stretch into the start of next week, according to the latest thinking shared by NBC4 meteorologist Amelia Draper.
A major winter storm is expected to impact the region from Saturday afternoon through Sunday night, with National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters warning of a high impact event that could bring heavy snow, dangerous travel conditions, and extreme cold.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Threat for the Baltimore-Washington region to the highest possible level, classifying the upcoming system as an extreme winter storm with the potential for major, high-impact conditions across much of Maryland, DC, and Virginia.
A major winter storm is increasingly likely to impact the Mid-Atlantic and much of the eastern United States this weekend, with heavy snow and dangerous ice possible from Saturday into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. (more…)
Montgomery County has extended the Extreme Cold Alert until 3pm on Friday, January 23. Wind chills are expected to fall below 32°F, and residents are advised to dress in layers and take precautions if spending extended time outdoors. (more…)
Confidence continues to build for a significant winter storm in the DC region, but FOX5 meteorologist Mike Thomas says the forecast still hinges on fine details.
Confidence continues to build around the potential for a significant winter storm across the DC region later this week into the weekend, according to updates from two of the area’s most-followed meteorologists.
A potentially significant winter storm is increasingly likely to impact the Mid-Atlantic this weekend, with confidence continuing to grow as the event draws closer.
According to the National Weather Service, a wide-ranging winter storm is expected to produce large swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and dangerous freezing rain beginning Friday across the southern Rockies, Plains, and Mid-South. The storm will then shift eastward, impacting the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast through Sunday. Forecasters stress that with several days remaining, details will continue to evolve.