The National Weather Service has issued the following weather advisory:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
223 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
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FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-NORTHWEST HARFORD-CLARKE-
WESTERN LOUDOUN-JEFFERSON-
223 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET…THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A TRACE TO ONE-TENTH INCH.
* TIMING…THE PRECIPITATION WILL START BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM
IN THE ADVISORY AREA…THEN CONTINUE AS FREEZING RAIN THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICE.
* WINDS…SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
