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WWUS41 KLWX 041439
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
939 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2025
MDZ003-WVZ050>052-042300-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WS.A.0005.250205T1800Z-250206T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
939 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND HALF AN INCH, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, WASHINGTON COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,
HAMPSHIRE, BERKELEY, AND MORGAN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE
ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW
BEGINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION BECOMES MAINLY A STEADY
FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THOUGH SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN AT
TIMES. THE HIGHEST ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN
FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MDZ001-501-502-WVZ501-503-504-042300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.A.0005.250205T1800Z-250206T1200Z/
GARRETT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
939 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND HALF AN INCH, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE
ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW
BEGINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION BECOMES MAINLY A STEADY
FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THOUGH SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN AT
TIMES. THE HIGHEST ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN
FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
VAZ507-508-042300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.A.0005.250205T1800Z-250206T1200Z/
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
939 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE
RIDGE.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE
ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION LIKELY BEGINS AS SLEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING, THOUGH IT COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT
TIMES. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIX WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, EVENTUALLY
BECOMING A STEADY FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ICE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
KR
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