241  
WWUS71 KLWX 241053  
NPWLWX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
553 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DCZ001-MDZ006-008-011-013-014-503>508-VAZ025-026-036-039-040-051-053-  
054-501-502-505-506-526-527-241500-  
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260124T1500Z/  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-  
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST  
HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-  
NELSON-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS  
CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN  
LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM-CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-  
553 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF DC, CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHERN MARYLAND,  
AND CENTRAL, NORTHERN, NORTHWEST, AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO COULD  
RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WIND CHILL  
VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
MDZ003>005-501-502-509-510-VAZ027>031-503-504-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-  
501>506-241500-  
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260124T1500Z/  
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL  
AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-SHENANDOAH-  
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-  
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-  
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN  
GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN  
PENDLETON-  
553 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 19 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND, CENTRAL,  
NORTHWEST, AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN AND PANHANDLE WEST  
VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO COULD  
RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS  
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO  
HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
 
 
 
 
MDZ016>018-VAZ037-038-050-055>057-241500-  
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260124T1500Z/  
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-ORANGE-STAFFORD-  
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-  
553 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, CALVERT, CHARLES, AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES. IN  
VIRGINIA, ALBEMARLE, GREENE, KING GEORGE, ORANGE, SPOTSYLVANIA,  
AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT  
IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN  
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
EST  
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