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WWUS51 KLWX 170734
SQWLWX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
234 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
WVC027-065-170743-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SQ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250217T0800Z/
MORGAN WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-
234 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN
HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3934 7776 3932 7772 3931 7774 3921 7779
3923 7798 3926 7803 3924 7804 3925 7812
3932 7829 3939 7823 3940 7822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 282DEG 43KT 3931 7771
VAC069-WVC003-037-170800-
/O.CON.KLWX.SQ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250217T0800Z/
FREDERICK VA-JEFFERSON WV-BERKELEY WV-
234 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA...
AT 233 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED OVER HARPERS
FERRY, OR 8 MILES EAST OF CHARLES TOWN, MOVING EAST AT 50 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 GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD
KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN INWOOD WEST VIRGINIA AND CEDAR
HILL VIRGINIA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLES TOWN, RANSON, INWOOD, HARPERS FERRY, CORPORATION OF RANSON,
BOLIVAR, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, MIDDLEWAY, BRUCETOWN, GLENGARY,
GERRARDSTOWN, CLEAR BROOK, RIDGEWAY, BUNKER HILL, HALLTOWN,
WADESVILLE, SUMMIT POINT, CEDAR HILL, AND MILLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 3934 7776 3932 7772 3931 7774 3921 7779
3923 7798 3926 7803 3924 7804 3925 7812
3932 7829 3939 7823 3940 7822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 282DEG 43KT 3931 7771
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
DHOF
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