Baltimore County On Alert Before Winter Storm: National Weather Service

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — With a wintry mix in the forecast, Baltimore County is under a winter weather advisory Saturday. The potential for powerful winds also prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory for the region and warn of the potential Saturday morning for near-blizzard conditions.

Forecasters are calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow in northern Baltimore County and 2 to 4 inches of accumulation in the southern part of the county.

Roads will be slippery, and wind gusts may knock down branches. Northwest winds will gust around 45 to 55 mph, officials say.

Near-blizzard conditions are possible from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

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Here's the northern Baltimore County forecast: A winter weather advisory runs from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain will change to snow between 5 and 7 a.m., and snow will be the steadiest through midday.

Here's the southern Baltimore County forecast: A winter weather advisory runs from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain will change to snow from 7 to 9 a.m.; the snow will be steadiest through Saturday morning.

Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard and Montgomery counties as well as Baltimore City are under winter weather advisories calling for 2 to 5 inches of snow too.

In addition, Baltimore County is under a wind advisory from 6 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday, with the potential for 20 to 35 mph northwest winds and gusts up to 55 mph in the Baltimore-Washington region. Some gusts around 60 mph are possible, officials say, with strong winds persisting into early Sunday morning.

Here are forecasts for Catonsville, Owings Mills and Perry Hall.