Winter Storm Watch
Issued At: Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 9:47 PM EST
Expires At: Friday, 18 Jan 2013, 4:00 AM EST
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...TAPPAHANNOCK 947 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AREAS AFFECTED: THE VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK AND MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AREAS. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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Counties Affected: Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester
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