Wind Advisory
Expires 7:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 3:34 am EST on February 12, 2012
... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 am EST this morning...
* timing... rest of the overnight. Winds will begin to diminish
toward dawn.
* Winds... northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 48 mph.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 46 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:55 am EST on February 12, 2012
The following are unofficial observations taken of the snow from the
series of storms that affected our region over the past 36 hours and
for the wind that began Saturday afternoon. Appreciation is extended
to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and
media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home
Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
Maryland
... Anne Arundel County...
BWI Airport 0.5 1200 am 2/12 Airport
... Baltimore County...
2 NW Long Green 2.8 1100 PM 2/11 trained spotter
Hunt Valley 1.5 1100 PM 2/11 broadcast media
... Carroll County...
1 SSW Manchester 3.9 1055 PM 2/11 trained spotter
4 NE Millers 2.5 200 am 2/12 co-op observer
3 WSW Lineboro 1.2 1035 PM 2/11 trained spotter
... Charles County...
1 SW Dentsville 0.5 100 am 2/12 trained spotter
... Howard County...
1 SSE Simpsonville 1.6 103 am 2/12 trained spotter
... Montgomery County...
2 WSW Damascus 2.7 1158 PM 2/11 co-op observer
1 SSE Colesville 0.5 1145 PM 2/11 this evening only
Virginia
... Arlington County...
Reagan National airp 0.2 1209 am 2/12 Airport
... Clarke County...
1 NNW Berryville 0.6 735 PM 2/11 trained spotter
... Fairfax County...
2 ESE Chantilly 0.4 1208 am 2/12 NWS employee
... Loudoun County...
1 NNE Dulles interna 1.2 1200 am 2/12 ASOS
West Virginia
... Grant County...
Bayard 7.1 720 PM 2/11 co-op observer
***********************peak wind gust***********************
Location Max wind time/date comments
gust of
mph measurement
Maryland
... Anz533...
3 E Calvert Cliffs 46 948 PM 2/11 buoy
... Anz537...
2 WSW Piney Point 53 712 PM 2/11 mesonet
2 se Cobb Island 47 705 PM 2/11 buoy
7 SSE Saint George I 46 930 PM 2/11 buoy
... Baltimore County...
1 WSW Arbutus 46 713 PM 2/11 mesonet
... Frederick County...
2 SW Flint 53 709 PM 2/11 AWOS
... Montgomery County...
2 se Gaithersburg 46 750 PM 2/11 mesonet
... St. Marys County...
Point Lookout 48 805 PM 2/11 buoy
2 ENE Patuxent River 48 321 am 2/12 AWOS
Virginia
... Anz543...
8 E Smith Island 47 1254 am 2/12 buoy
... Arlington County...
1 E Cherrydale 53 821 PM 2/11 mesonet
1 S Reagan National 49 221 am 2/12 ASOS
... Fairfax County...
1 ESE Newington 47 839 PM 2/11 AWOS
... Greene County...
2 se Lydia 57 1107 PM 2/11 trained spotter
... King George County...
3 NE Dahlgren 51 847 PM 2/11 mesonet
... Loudoun County...
2 SSW Leesburg 51 955 PM 2/11 AWOS
1 NNE Dulles interna 49 722 PM 2/11 ASOS
2 ENE Lovettsville 47 718 PM 2/11 mesonet
... Prince William County...
2 S Woodbridge 46 1223 am 2/12 mesonet
