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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1057 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
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DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-
1057 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH,
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, DORCHESTER, INLAND WORCESTER, MARYLAND
BEACHES, SOMERSET, AND WICOMICO COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA, NORTHAMPTON
AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 10 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.
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 FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS INSIDE.
ZIMMERMAN
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