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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
340 AM EDT THU APR 4 2024
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WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
340 AM EDT THU APR 4 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ABOVE 3,000 FEET, 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2,500 AND 3,000 FEET,
AND A COATING TO AN INCH BELOW 2,500 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE TODAY AND FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS
WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS. VISIBILITY
WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH ROADS
CHANGING FROM WET TO SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. MOST IMPACTS WILL
OCCUR ABOVE 3,000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 48 AND HIGHWAY 33
WILL BE IMPACTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON
STEPS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS, WHICH COULD BE ICY AND SLIPPERY,
INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
340 AM EDT THU APR 4 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. IN HIGHLAND COUNTY, THE HIGHEST
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3,500 FEET.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, GARRETT COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA, WESTERN
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
CONDITIONS WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW
SQUALLS. VISIBILITY WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES WITH ROADS CHANGING FROM WET TO SNOW COVERED AT
TIMES. THE MOST IMPACTS WILL BE ABOVE 2,500 FEET IN ELEVATION.
INTERSTATE 68 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON
STEPS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS, WHICH COULD BE ICY AND SLIPPERY,
INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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