BALTIMORE — An ALERT DAY is in place after snow moved in a single day and unfold throughout Maryland throughout the pre-dawn hours Friday.
A Winter Storm Warning is in impact for Baltimore City and Frederick, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Baltimore, Harford, Cecil and Kent counties.
Final snow totals have accrued to between 4 and 6 inches in most locations, with widespread totals of 2-3 inches in southeast zones. An further coating of as much as 2 inches is feasible in remoted however heavy snow squalls into the night.
FINAL SNOW TOTALS: Based on snow reviews that I’m seeing & radar traits, most locations obtained 4 to six inches of snow throughout space. Widespread 3-4″ SE zones. Additional coating to 2″ doable in remoted, however HEAVY snow squalls into this eve. But widespread snow coming to finish @WJZ pic.twitter.com/x3TvHg3mZU
— Steven Sosna (@SteveSosnaWX) January 19, 2024
Moving ahead tonight into Saturday morning, the largest story would be the falling temperatures, harmful wind chills, and highway surfaces which are moist or slushy turning icy and slippery. Road chemical substances are simplest above 20-25 levels, so even handled roads may nonetheless be icy.
Snow will proceed via the morning earlier than petering out later within the late afternoon and night. It will flip windy and colder Friday night. Winds will gust out of the NW at 20-30 mph creating wind chills within the teenagers. Any melting that happens throughout the day Friday will refreeze, so slick spots are doable into Saturday morning.
Saturday and Sunday shall be very chilly. Wind chills shall be extra of a problem Saturday with highs within the low to mid 20s and wind chills will dip into the one digits. That’s why now we have an Alert Day in impact for Saturday. If you are headed to the RAVENS GAME on Saturday, gown very warmly! You’re going to need each purple layer yow will discover.
Lows each Saturday and Sunday night time shall be nicely down into the kids.
The warm-up begins subsequent week with highs getting above freezing Monday with temps approaching 50 by mid-week. Rain possibilities make their return by Wednesday with no probability for wintry climate after Friday anytime quickly.
