Local weather update for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Rick Farrell, our Emergency Coordinator for Warren County, has sent an update of the weather forecast from the National Weather Service, Sterling for Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

We should prepare for:

Snow – between 8” to 18” of snow locally on Wednesday. Snowfall will begin in the morning after sunrise; expect the heaviest snowfall early afternoon and into the early evening.

Ice – 0” of ice on Wednesday due to freezing rain.

Wind – 15 to 20 mph.

Temps – a high of 24F with temperatures remaining below freezing Wednesday night.

Precipitation – 1” to 1 ½” of liquid precipitation through Thursday at 7:00 am.

For more information:   https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter

124 PM EST Mon Dec 14, 2020

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WHAT… Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations greater than 8 inches possible.

* WHERE… Portions of central, north-central, northeast, northern and western Maryland, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia.

* WHEN… From Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS… Travel could be very difficult.