"Oh come on Mama, it doesn't snow that much in DC...."

Issued by The National Weather Service


Baltimore/Washington, MD

3:35 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 2, 2010

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE... SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING... DEVELOPING THROUGH 6 PM... ENDING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM 10 PM TO 4 AM.

* TEMPERATURES... MID 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON... DROPPING BELOW FREEZING DURING DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* WINDS... EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.