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WWUS41 KLWX 190152  
WSWLWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
MDZ001-WVZ501-505-191000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.250119T0800Z-250120T1400Z/  
GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM  
EST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHER WESTERN  
FACING SLOPES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, GARRETT COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN  
GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GIVING WAY TO UPSLOPE  
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 INCH AN  
HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW  
IS LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN  
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE  
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR  
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY  
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS  
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ003>006-502-503-505-507-VAZ028-030-031-505-507-WVZ051>053-191000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.250119T1200Z-250120T0000Z/  
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND  
EASTERN ALLEGANY-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-NORTHWEST  
HARFORD-FREDERICK VA-WARREN-CLARKE-WESTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHERN  
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND  
6 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND WESTERN  
MARYLAND, NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND THE EASTERN  
PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE  
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES.  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS SUNDAY NIGHT SO ANY  
LINGERING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL FREEZE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN  
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE  
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR  
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY  
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS  
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ501-VAZ027-503-WVZ050-055-502>504-506-191000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.250119T1200Z-250120T0000Z/  
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-WESTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-  
HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN  
PENDLETON-  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
7 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND, NORTHWEST AND WESTERN  
VIRGINIA, AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE  
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES.  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS SUNDAY NIGHT SO ANY  
LINGERING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL FREEZE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN  
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE  
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR  
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY  
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS  
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.  
 

 
 

 
 
DCZ001-MDZ013-014-VAZ051-053-054-502-527-191000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0005.250119T1200Z-250120T0000Z/  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CULPEPER-FAIRFAX-  
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF DC, CENTRAL MARYLAND, AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE  
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES.  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS SUNDAY NIGHT SO ANY  
LINGERING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL FREEZE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ008-011-504-506-508-VAZ025-026-029-038>040-501-504-506-508-526-  
191000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0005.250119T1200Z-250120T0000Z/  
CECIL-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-PAGE-  
GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-  
EASTERN LOUDOUN-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-NORTHWEST PRINCE  
WILLIAM-  
852 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHERN MARYLAND AND  
CENTRAL, NORTHERN, NORTHWEST, AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE  
EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES.  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS SUNDAY NIGHT SO ANY  
LINGERING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL FREEZE.  
 
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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