Monday, January 10, 2011 – Steve Fermier

A winter storm now slamming the south is moving toward Maryland. It could impact the Tuesday afternoon commute.

WBAL’s Tony Pann is calling it as a kind of repeat of the last storm that hit harder in New York and New England.

But areas around the Bay could see accumulations. Tonys said one to 4 inches in the city and possibly 3 to six on the Eastern Shore.

Keep updated on this storm with traffic and weather on the 5s.

Check the latest from NOAA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE MIDDAY OR EARLY
AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY…AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TUESDAY…BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS