Measurable Snowfall Anticipated Friday Morning In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The U.S. National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington issued a special weather statement for northern Harford County that affects the Friday morning community.

Snow will fall in Harford County Friday morning with accumulations of a coating to an inch are likely, with up to two inches along the Mason-Dixon and up to three inches possible in the highest elevations of the Catoctins, the NWS stated.

"Be prepared for the potential for slippery roads. Slow down and use caution while driving. If you are going outside, watch your first few steps taken on stairs, sidewalks and driveways. These surfaces could be slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury," the NWS said.

Over the ridges in West Virginia, western Maryland and the southwestern Pennsylvania mountains, anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow has been forecast, according to AccuWeather. A winter storm warning for Garrett County remains in effect until midnight Friday. Mountain ridgetops there could see as much as 1 to 2 feet of snow with winds gusting as high as 45 mph Friday afternoon into the evening, the National Weather Service has forecast.

In Garrett County, the National Weather Service said roads - especially bridges and overpasses - likely will become slick and hazardous. Visibilities could drop below a quarter of a mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel "treacherous and potentially life-threatening." Travel could become difficult if not impossible Thursday into Friday morning.

Across the rest of Maryland, any snowfall accumulation would "be a struggle" considering the ground is still warm and air temperatures remain above freezing, according to forecasters. For Thursday night, the National Weather Service has forecasted rain showers that could mix with ice pellets and snowflakes.

There could be enough snow to whiten grassy areas in northern Maryland on Friday, NBC Washington said, with wind chills on Friday morning in the 20s.

"The best chance for seeing flakes will be in our colder areas during the morning before precipitation transitions to mostly rain," the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said in its Thursday forecast. "Highs are only in the upper 30s to lower 40s as west winds gust up to 30 mph."

A hazardous weather outlook is in place Friday into Saturday for strong winds in Frederick, plus parts of Carroll, Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard, Harford and Washington counties.

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