Somerset

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10 am EST this morning...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10 am EST this morning.

* Areas affected: lower Maryland Eastern Shore and Virginia
Eastern Shore including Cambridge... Salisbury... Ocean City...
Melfa... Chincoteague and Cape Charles.

* Hazards: strong northwest winds in excess of 40 mph.

* Winds: frequent strong wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph with
isolated gusts to near 50 mph.

* Timing: strong winds will persist through 10 am this morning. Winds
will slowly decrease by afternoon.

* Impacts: some minor damage may result from the frequent strong
wind gusts. A few downed trees can be expected. Light objects
such as trash cans and lawn furniture will be blown around.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

... Snow ending but roads remain icy...

Snow has ended across the Eastern Shore..however... many roads are
partially covered with snow and becoming icy. Law enforcement is
reporting icy roads across all of the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and Virginia. Temperatures are expected to remain well below
freezing through the entire morning allowing ice to linger on area
roads after daybreak. Drive with caution this morning... reducing
speeds... and avoid sudden braking especially on bridges and
overpasses.

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. 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/Wakefield

********************storm total snowfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     snowfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

Maryland

... Dorchester County...
   Cambridge 1.5 445 am 2/12 roads icy

... Somerset County...
   Princess Anne 2.0 450 am 2/12 roads covered
   Crisfield 1.0 451 am 2/12 roads icy

... Wicomico County...
   Salisbury 2.0 450 am 2/12 roads icy

... Worcester County...
   Snow Hill 2.0 530 am 2/12 roads icy
   Ocean City 1.0 530 am 2/12 roads icy

Virginia

... Accomack County...
   Melfa 2.0 451 am 2/12 roads covered

... City of Chesapeake...
   Great Bridge 0.5 532 am 2/12 911 call Center

... City of Norfolk...
   Norfolk 0.3 743 PM 2/11 co-op observer

... James City County...
   Fords Colony 0.5 828 PM 2/11 trained spotter
   Norge 0.5 826 PM 2/11 trained spotter