Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
837 FLUS41 KLWX 121548 HWOLWX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1048 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-131600- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1048 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible Saturday through Sunday. The rain combined with melting snow may lead to instances of flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon, which could produce damaging wind gusts. This threat is mainly for southern Maryland. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-131600- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 1048 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An Ice Storm Warning is in effect for the northern and central Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains from 3 PM today through 4 AM Thursday. Significant ice accumulations around one-quarter of an inch are expected. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Shenandoah Valley up through the Potomac Highlands from 3 PM today through 4 AM Thursday. Ice accumulations around one to two tenths of an inch are expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday There is a slight winter storm threat on Saturday for the threat of freezing rain. If this threat materializes, travel impacts may occur. Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible Saturday through Sunday. The rain combined with melting snow may lead to instances of flooding. Flooding may get into the mainstem rivers Sunday through Sunday night. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon, which could produce damaging wind gusts. This threat is mainly for areas south of Interstate 66. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-131600- Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant- Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- 1048 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An Ice Storm Warning is in effect for western Grant, Pendleton, and Highland Counties from 3 PM today through 4 AM Thursday. Significant ice accumulations around one-quarter to one- third of an inch are expected. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect Garrett, Allegany, Mineral, and eastern Grant counties from 3 PM today through 4 AM Thursday. Ice accumulations around one to two tenths of an inch are expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday There is a slight winter storm threat on Saturday for the threat of freezing rain. If this threat materializes, travel impacts may occur. Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible Saturday through Sunday. The rain combined with melting snow may lead to instances of flooding. Flooding may get into the mainstem rivers Sunday through Sunday night. There is an enhanced winter storm threat on Sunday for the threat of accumulating upslope snow showers along the Allegheny Front. If this threat materializes, significant travel impacts and closures are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters activation is not expected at this time. $$ CJL