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February 08, 2010

D.C gets a warning -- more snow

Here's what the National Weather Service is reporting:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 304 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID-MORNING TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PROLONGED UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE BEYOND WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES AROUND 30 TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING WEST- NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

This, of course, will start before the region has dug out from the weekend storm. Suburban schools, closed today, will also be closed tomorrow. No word yet on D.C. schools or government offices.

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