Sleet Wins Out
Though the possibility of sleet mixing in a lot earlier than anticipated was mentioned, I don’t think many expected it to take over as early as it did (MoCoSnow included).
Weather
Final Update Before the Storm
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 3am Thursday morning until 6am Friday morning.
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UPDATE: A Winter Storm Warning has now been issued for Montgomery County starting at 3am Thursday morning and lasting until 6am Friday morning.
National Weather Service Ups Snow Forecast in Wednesday Morning Update
Networks Weigh-In With Snow Forecasts for Thursday Storm
The storm is expected to start early Thursday morning and go into Friday morning. There are different layers to this that can bring on second and third waves, which would increase our snow totals, but there is also the chance we deal with a lot more mixing and it lowers our totals.
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Winter Storm Watch in Effect From 3am Thursday Until 6am Friday Morning
A Winter Storm Watch has just been issued for all of MoCo. For now it lasts 27 hours from 3am Thursday morning until 6am Friday morning, with snow accumulations of 5 or more inches and ice accumulations of a quarter inch or more possible.
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Overnight Model Output Gives Our Area Significant Snowfall
Fox 5’s Mike Thomas has been providing the play by play for this one, sharing the amount of snow the GFS (American model) and Euro (European model) are showing for our area this Thursday, 2/18.
National Weather Service Releases First Map for Potential Winter Weather on Thursday, 2/18
Yesterday’s model runs trended towards more snow for our area for both the GFS (American model) and the Euro (European model), but the overnight run of the Euro was a little drier.
Winter Weather Advisory for Northwest MoCo Starting at 5pm This Afternoon
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Northwest MoCo starting at 5pm this afternoon and ending at 7am Tuesday morning (2/16).
Potential for Winter Weather this Thursday
The National Weather Service has increased confidence in potential winter weather headed our way this Thursday, according to the Day 4 Winter Storm Threat map they’ve released (valid Thursday 7am through Friday 7am).
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Winter Weather Advisory for Northwest MoCo at Midnight
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Northwest MoCo starting at midnight and ending at 10am Monday morning (2/15).
Ice Storm Warning in Effect Until 7am Sunday (2/14)
The Winter Weather Advisory has been upgraded to an Ice Storm Warning for all of Montgomery County, lasting until Sunday morning at 7am.