Saturday January 12 2019

If you saw my post lat night on Facebook or Twitter, then you know I thought I might be upping the snow totals. That was due to a stronger, larger storm appears to take that track a little farther north. So here we are before the arrival of the storm and there is a lot of information to share. However, I want to keep the text down to a minimum. There are plenty of maps below to browse, but let’s start with the official NWS Alerts.

Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory

Updates:

The Winter Storm Warning now includes metro Washington for eastern Montgomery and PG Counties into Southern Maryland and now the lower Eastern Shore.

The Winter Weather Advisory now reaches Lancaster in PA and the rest of Delmarva into southern New Jersey.

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Morning Storm Map

Snow Timeline Notes:

I posted this yesterday and not much has changed

Saturday Afternoon:

Flurries or light snow. The onset between 2 and 4 PM west of the cities depends on how dry the air is. I see snow creeping in on radar, but it could be virga. Steady snow may pick up quickly.

Saturday Evening:

Snowing in most areas around and after sunset. Maybe a few hours later in Southern PA.
Travel will be impacted and I expect many events will cancel. Snow will get heavier late evening and overnight.

Sunday Morning:

*Moderate to heavy snow may linger in the morning.
Most accumulation by noon.
Some snow may last into the afternoon.

Sunday Night/Monday Morning

The only issue I see on roads will be late cleanup (some areas limit crews for cut down on overtime) and refreezing at night.

Snow Day Kit

NEW: Individual Items Are Now Available A La Carte.

Our ritual the night before a storm is finally in one kit. Maybe if more Maryland kids had this, the storm would reach us 🙂

This includes a very soft raglan Tee printed inside out with #FITF AND the check list, #FITF spoon for under your pillow, ice cube tray with snowflake shapes, chalk, a #FITF wrist-band, a mini SnowStix, and a bag to carry it all in.
This will also help us give a free Snow Day Kit to each of the Just In Power Kids.

Local Weather Stats For January 12, 2019 in Baltimore

Average High: 41ºF

Record High: 70ºF in 2017

Average Low: 24ºF

Record Low: 1ºF in 1981

*Record Snow: 6.0″ in 1996

Sunrise: 7:25 AM

Sunset 5:04 PM

*Daylight = 1:15 longer than yesterday

*Bay Water Temperature = 40ºF at Thomas Pt. Light House

Morning Temperatures

The ground has sufficiently cooled and temps will remain cold all day. Most area will support stickage when the snow begins.

Snow Timeline

Note: This product often shows ‘green’ on the leading edge of winter events, but that might be flurries. The main snow will begin mid afternoon.

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My Updated Call For Snowfall

A: 4 to 8 inches

B: 3 to 6 inches (Rt 50 including Annapolis on the edge of this range)

C: 2 to 4 inches (Many in central MD will be on the upper end of this range)

D: Up to 2 inches

What The National Weather Service Offices Are Saying

This is the reason for the warning or advisory in your area. This slider may help show why our region does not always get warnings or advisories at the same time. Our region is solid among 4 different NWS Offices. Here is a look at

Baltimore/Washington
State College PA
Wakefield VA
Philadelphia

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What The Models Are Saying

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