232  
WWUS71 KLWX 201346  
NPWLWX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
846 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
MDZ001-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-202200-  
/O.CON.KLWX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250123T1200Z/  
GARRETT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-  
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-  
846 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES UP TO 30 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 DEGREES BELOW  
ZERO.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY AND GARRETT  
COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA, WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,  
WESTERN GRANT, WESTERN MINERAL, AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE  
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PIPES TO RUPTURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING, WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ504-507-508-WVZ506-202200-  
/O.CON.KLWX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
EASTERN HIGHLAND-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
BLUE RIDGE-EASTERN PENDLETON-  
846 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES UP TO 30 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW  
ZERO.  
 
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE AND NORTHERN  
VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, AND EASTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST  
VIRGINIA, EASTERN PENDLETON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE  
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PIPES TO RUPTURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
MDZ003>005-502-VAZ025>031-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-202200-  
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-  
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-  
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN  
MINERAL-  
846 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND, NORTHWEST  
AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
DCZ001-MDZ006-008-011-013-014-503>508-VAZ038>040-051-053-054-501-502-  
505-506-526-527-202200-  
/O.CON.KLWX.CW.Y.0006.250121T0000Z-250121T1500Z/  
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-GREENE-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-  
846 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO  
10 AM EST TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF DC, CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHERN MARYLAND,  
AND CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
DHOF  
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