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WWUS41 KLWX 061705
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1205 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...
.A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL DELIVER HEAVY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS, STRONG WINDS, AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE
ALLEGHENIES LATE TONIGHT INTO THE SATURDAY.
MDZ509-510-WVZ501-505-070300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260207T1200Z/
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
1205 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ALONG WESTERN FAVORED RIDGES
(SUCH AS BACKBONE MOUNTAIN, PINEY MOUNTAIN, AND KEYSERS RIDGE).
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH THAT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EASTERN GARRETT AND WESTERN GARRETT COUNTIES.
IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE. TRAVEL
COULD BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ON
I-68/US-40 WEST OF FROSTBURG, MD, US-219 FROM THE PA/MD LINE SOUTH
TO WV LINE, US-48 WEST OF MOOREFIELD, WV, AND US-33/WV-28 WEST OF
FRANKLIN, WV.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER.
MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ503-070300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0009.260206T1800Z-260207T1200Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN MINERAL-
1205 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA,
WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY
EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING, WITH SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, ALONG WITH HEAVY
FALLING SNOW, COULD RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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