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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Week Ahead in Weather: Brrrrr!

Here's a look at the week's forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Seems as if we've been asking 'where’s winter?' for some time now. Well, it's here. It’s going to be so cold this week that the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a hazardous weather outlook. Add to that a winter storm that may be coming our way, and it looks like the cold season has arrived. Today, the highs will be in the low-20s. The dry winter air coupled with wind gusts approaching 30 mph will also make for prime wildfire conditions, according to NWS. Temperatures will drop to the mid-teens tonight and the winds will persist. Wednesday, temperatures will reach the high-20s. It should also be breezy, but not as severe as Monday. Temperatures will drop to the high-teens at night.  Thursday’s temperatures should reach the high-20s…

Friday, January 20, 2012

State Highway Crews Prepare for Winter Weather

The State Highway Administration is encouraging central Maryland residents to be prepared for wintery weather tonight.

As a winter storm is poised to strike from far western to central Maryland, the State Highway Administration (SHA) is deploying anti-icing crews and preparing other equipment that may be needed later this evening and throughout the night, a news release reports.   The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for Carroll County from 11 p.m. tonight until 1 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday).  We are expected to get snow, sleet and freezing rain with accumulations of one to two inches of snow and sleet according to Weather Underground. Wintry precipitation will cause dangerous traveling conditions late this evening through Saturday morning. Ice will accumulate on trees and powerlines.  “While SHA has been clearing roads …

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