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Columbia Furnace Storm Team, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. When the weather breaks we fix it!

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Severe thunderstorm WATCH in effect for 10pm.

Switch on your weather radios and remain alert.

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Let’s hope the mountains do their thing otherwise stuff may get interesting.

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Things are heating up. Saving you the science - conditions are worse than earlier forecasted and were probably gonna get a watch out of it. https://t.co/XGgwooc8VJ

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Today is going to be mainly a wind event but we could see very destructive straight line winds that are often confused with tornado damage. We’ll be under the gun for most of the evening as the severe is coming... https://t.co/jI6jLX1RgV

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First picture is the current distance from the line that will be impacting us, the second is the amount of current watched this system has spawned.

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First picture (red circles) show current mesoscale discussions; where SPC thinks a Tornado Watch May be needed. The rest are the severe weather products that have changed since the earlier post. Note how the... https://t.co/x12BbwVE4Y

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Sunday’s severe weather outbreak will be the most active of the season. Please remain alert.

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Although we are not directly in the bull’s-eye, it is still possible that we could experience some severe weather. Timing looks to be around 5 PM and areas to the east of us will have a better shot than us. Stay alert, turn your weather radios on.

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Missing teen from New Market area. https://t.co/R3Q21r4LjX

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Pay no attention to the snow, this is more than likely the last you will see until next year

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This is just a friendly notice that some people *may* see frozen stuff falling tomorrow.

This is not a system with any chance of convective cooling. Ergo, anything that falls won’t be sticking.

Also, please... https://t.co/g8kbsPNrRg

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Regarding Friday, expect a dusting, maybe more on colder surfaces.

After this, barring anything crazy, I’d call winter done.

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WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches expected.

* WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, eastern West... https://t.co/TNJrZKmifa

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Winter Storm WATCH

.Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning...

* What... heavy snow possible Sunday and Sunday night. Total snow accumulations of 5 or more inches are... https://t.co/2dQdTntfrD

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Were in the same for Sunday into Monday. I don’t want to lock in yet but plowable snow is a possibility. More than what we got Thursday night.

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Porter Wagoner ~ Big Wind https://t.co/ml3J9ZCNir

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Expect some scattered freezing rain (icing) tomorrow morning. No real accumulation threat but things could be dicey.

Rain on Saturday with the snow melt could cause sporadic flooding.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!... https://t.co/z94AiQ6L5o

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Latest from LWX.

I’m feeling good about 6” around these parts.

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Winter Storm Warning

02:47 EST, 2/19,expires 01:00 EST, 2/21

Winter Storm Warning in effect from 1 am Wednesday to 1 am EST Thursday...

* what... heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations... https://t.co/cnbhBstorv

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CFST2 here, first of all, I thought for sure we would have a warning tonight. But they are still holding out. Barring any crazy changes, the warning should be posted by sometime tomorrow morning.

Confidence is... https://t.co/HTZMc57xMe