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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
DCZ001-MDZ006-008-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ025-026-053-054-501-
505-506-526-527-290000-
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/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0006.260129T0000Z-260129T1600Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST
MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHWEST
PRINCE WILLIAM-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY...
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 9 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF DC, CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, AND SOUTHERN
MARYLAND, AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 9 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT
IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER HEADLINES ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE REGION
REMAINS IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS.
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.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
MDZ003>005-502-VAZ027>031-504-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-
290000-
/O.EXP.KLWX.CW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260128T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0006.260129T0000Z-260129T1600Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN
MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY...
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 13 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND, CENTRAL,
NORTHWEST, AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN AND PANHANDLE WEST
VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 13 BELOW ZERO COULD
RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH
PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER HEADLINES ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE REGION
REMAINS IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS.
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.
VAZ037>040-050-051-055>057-502-281700-
/O.EXP.KLWX.CW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260128T1600Z/
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-STAFFORD-
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
VAZ503-WVZ501-505-290000-
/O.CON.KLWX.EC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260129T1600Z/
WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.
COLDEST TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,
WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER HEADLINES ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE REGION
REMAINS IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND
UNFROZEN WATER.
MDZ501-509-510-WVZ503-290000-
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260129T1600Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN
MINERAL-
1055 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EASTERN GARRETT, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY,
AND WESTERN GARRETT COUNTIES. IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN MINERAL
COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR
IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER HEADLINES ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE REGION
REMAINS IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS.
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.
EST
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