Sunday, March 2, 2014

LIVE: WINTER STORM TITAN

ALERTS

**WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 PM MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014**
*BREAKING - GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CLOSED MONDAY*


Predicted snow totals (Courtesy NWS)


Ice totals (Courtesy NWS)


Forecast

Sunday Night: Rain will change to freezing rain/sleet just after midnight. Winds picking up to 15 mph. Low of 23 degrees.

Monday Morning: Freezing rain/sleet changing to snow by 6 am. Heaviest snow between 8 am - 12 pm. Could hear a rumble or two of thunder in the morning hours. Winds steady at 10-15 mph. High of 20 degrees.  

Monday Afternoon: Snowfall slowing down by 1 pm. Lighter snow after, adding another 2 inches or so. Winds still between 10-15 mph. High of 20 degrees. 

Monday Evening: Partly cloudy to mainly clear. Winds dying down to 5 mph. Low of 10 degrees. 

SNOWFALL FORECAST:  At the moment, it's only safe to say that we will get more than 5 inches. Still trying to figure this out...


LIVE


James (7:00 am Sunday)- At 3am last night, the National Weather Service officially declared a Winter Storm Warning for our area, this means that within 24 hours we will be directly affected by Winter Storm Titan. 

This storm is to first arrive as a rainstorm, as temperatures throughout the region are going to be seasonable today. This will change relatively rapidly this evening into tonight as the system moves in. By the early morning hours on Monday, the rain will shift to sleet and eventually snow. 

Temperatures will continue to drop throughout the day on Monday and snow will be at it's heaviest from 8am-12pm with snowfall reaching up to 1-2 inches per hour. Expect bitterly cold temperatures throughout the day, and for Arctic air to settle into the region well into this coming week. 

Winter Storm Titan could bring the last batch of winter weather for this region. So be safe, enjoy it while it lasts and we will keep you updated on any and all changes throughout the day! 

Nick (4:00 pm) - Rain has started falling and temperatures have dropped to 37 degrees.

Nick (10:45 pm) - Temperature is 37 degrees. Next round of rain is moving in. This rain will lead to the freezing rain/sleet. Snow will come in the morning.  




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