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WWUS51 KLWX 201409
SQWLWX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
909 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
MDC021-201430-
/O.CON.KLWX.SQ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250120T1430Z/
FREDERICK MD-
909 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EST FOR
CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
AT 909 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED NEAR WALKERSVILLE,
OR 10 MILES EAST OF FREDERICK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS WILL AFFECT US ROUTE 15 BETWEEN FREDERICK AND THURMONT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THURMONT, WALKERSVILLE, WOLFSVILLE, WOODSBORO, LIBERTYTOWN, NEW
MIDWAY, UTICA, UNIONVILLE, AND LEWISTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS MAY RESULT FROM PEOPLE EXITING THEIR
VEHICLES DURING A SNOW SQUALL. DRIVERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU OR
STOP! IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR PULLED TO THE SIDE
OF THE ROADWAY, QUICKLY EXIT YOUR VEHICLE AND MOVE AS FAR AWAY FROM
THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT STAND
ALONG OR NEAR THE ROADWAY, SINCE APPROACHING VEHICLES MAY BE UNABLE
TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
LAT...LON 3965 7752 3952 7714 3949 7711 3940 7715
3958 7759 3962 7757 3963 7754 3963 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 296DEG 19KT 3949 7723
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
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