Monday, January 19, 2009

Inauguration Weather: PM Update

The occasional snow has now moved out of the Washington area, which received only a minimal accumulation. Total precipitation at the major reporting locations was 0.01" at Dulles and BWI, with only a trace at National Airport. Baltimore Inner Harbor reported a whopping 0.03". Snowfall amounts were a bit higher to the north and west, with some reports of 1-2" in central and northern Maryland.

The outlook for Inauguration Day continues to be cold and dry, with a brisk northwesterly breeze. A few snow flurries are possible (20% chance) in the afternoon. After a morning low in the lower 20s, temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark later in the day.

Some snowfall amounts reported by the National Weather Service as of 4 pm:

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MARYLAND

...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
FROSTBURG 4.0 244 PM 1/19 SPOTTER

...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
HUNT VALLEY 2.0 230 PM 1/19 WBAL-TV MEDIA
JACKSONVILLE 1.5 230 PM 1/19 USDA METEOROLOGIST
OWINGS MILLS 1.3 200 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
REISTERSTOWN 1.0 125 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
TOWSON 1.0 1220 PM 1/19 EMGNCY MNGMT

...CARROLL COUNTY...
WESTMINISTER 1.3 255 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
SYKESVILLE 1.2 145 PM 1/19 NOAA/NESDIS EMPLOYEE
WESTMINSTER 1N 0.9 106 PM 1/19 CO-OP

...HARFORD COUNTY...
JOPPA 1.5 200 PM 1/19 SPOTTER

...HOWARD COUNTY...
ELLICOTT CITY 1.5 330 PM 1/19 MEDIA RPT
COLUMBIA 1.4 245 PM 1/19 SPOTTER

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
LAYTONSVILLE 1.5 315 PM 1/19 MEDIA RPT
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE 1.5 330 PM 1/19 NWS NCEP EMPLOYEE
OLNEY 1.5 158 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
BROOKVILLE 0.5 1255 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
GERMANTOWN 0.3 1125 AM 1/19 MAINLY GRASSY AREAS

VIRGINIA

...CITY OF HARRISONBURG...
HARRISONBURG 1.0 1128 AM 1/19 WSVA RADIO STN

...CITY OF MANASSAS...
MANASSAS 0.5 235 PM 1/19 SPOTTER

...CITY OF WINCHESTER...
WINCHESTER 1.5 350 PM 1/19
WINCHESTER 0.5 1115 AM 1/19 NWS EMPLOYEE
WINCHESTER 0.4 1156 AM 1/19 SPOTTER-ROADS COVERED

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
HERNDON 0.3 115 PM 1/19 NWS EMPLOYEE
RESTON T 220 PM 1/19 SPOTTER

...FREDERICK COUNTY...
GRAVEL SPRINGS 2.5 312 PM 1/19 NWS EMPLOYEE
STEPHENS CITY 2E 2.0 130 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
MIDDLETOWN 0.7 1205 PM 1/19 SPOTTER
CROSS JUNCTION 0.5 953 AM 1/19 SPOTTER

...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
STERLING NWS/WFO 1.0 1245 PM 1/19
STERLING 0.3 1225 PM 1/19

...RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY...
SPERRYVILLE 1.5 1111 AM 1/19 SPOTTER-EST 1/4 MI VSBY

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