* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Ice accumulations will
average one to two tenths of an inch in the higher elevations.
Snow and sleet accumulations less than one inch are possible in
portions of north central and western Maryland.
* WHERE…Portions of north central and western Maryland, central,
northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West
Virginia.
* WHEN…From 10 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions, especially on bridges
and overpasses. The greatest ice accretions will be on elevated
surfaces.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Precipitation may start as a brief period of
snow and/or sleet across north central and western Maryland and
portions of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia Saturday
morning. Precipitation will change over to freezing rain in those
locations by afternoon. Further south, precipitation is expected
to start as freezing rain.
– Freezing rain impacts will mainly be confined to higher
elevations, with primarily rain in the valleys. In general, little
to no ice accumulation is expected below 1000 feet. A glaze of
freezing rain is expected above 1000 feet, with more significant
accretions between one tenth and one quarter of an inch are expected
above 1500 feet (further north), and above 2000 feet (further south).
