THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN…IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY…WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND STRONGER WAVE WILL BRING SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT…BUT WARMER AIR WILL GET DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY…AND TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ST. MARYS AND CALVERT COUNTIES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
