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WWUS41 KLWX 201449
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
949 AM EST WED NOV 20 2024
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GARRETT-
949 AM EST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...GARRETT COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND
WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN AGAIN LATE
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD
LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
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.
VAZ503-WVZ501-505-202300-
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/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0010.241121T1500Z-241123T1100Z/
WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
949 AM EST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. WINDS
MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,
WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND
WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN AGAIN LATE
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD
LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
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.
WVZ503-202300-
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WESTERN MINERAL-
949 AM EST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES,
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ALONG WESTERN FACING SLOPES ABOVE 2500
FEET.
* WHERE...WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4
MILE MAY BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
KJP
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