Ice Really Not Nice This is a very dynamic and complex storm...the Metro Area will experience everything from light snow to sleet to freezing rain to thunderstorms! The primary low is now moving out of the Southern Plains and will move into the Ohio Valley later Today. As it does, we will see a brief period of light snow or sleet late this afternoon...any accumulations will be less than one inch. Overnight, the primary low will be transferring its energy to the coast. As this happens, the warm air will move in aloft, but the cold will hold at the surface....that's the set up for freezing rain. The best chance for a significant ice accumulation will be North and West of the I 95 corridor. The warm air will win at the surface across Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia...that means just plain old rain in those areas. There is a lot of energy and upward motion in this system, so don't be surprised if you hear a little thunder Tonight. As the coastal low takes off on Sunday Morning, the low level cold air will try to wrap back in. It's unusual for us to get into the "wrap around", but there is a slight chance that things could end as a brief period of snow Sunday Morning. The most important thing to note on Sunday is the winds...they could be gusting close to 30 MPH. That could cause some power outages where the ice accumulates on the trees & power lines....

Whew! Complicated stuff..... :)

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