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WWUS41 KLWX 260049
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO OVERSPREAD AREAS NORTH OF
I-66/U.S. 50 ON FRIDAY...
.AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS QUEBEC, A STEADY STREAM OF COLD AIR
WILL FUNNEL SOUTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. AT THE SAME
TIME, MOISTURE WILL OVERRUN A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS DOWN INTO THE CAROLINAS. AS MILDER AIR WILL SETTLE
ABOVE THE SUB-FREEZING SURFACE LAYER, A WINTRY MIX CONSISTING OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. TRAVEL
IMPACTS ARE LIKELY WHERE THE WINTRY MIX FALLS.
MDZ501-510-260915-
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-EASTERN GARRETT-
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
TWO TENTHS AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH, LOCALLY NEAR FOUR TENTHS
OF AN INCH IN A FEW SPOTS.
* WHERE...EASTERN GARRETT AND EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FORM OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. THROUGH THE DAY,
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES BEFORE
GRADUALLY WARMING OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. MORNING TEMPERATURES ON
SATURDAY COULD RETURN TO NEAR FREEZING WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME
RE-FREEZING ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MDZ509-WVZ501-260915-
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WESTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
TENTH TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, WESTERN GARRETT COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,
WESTERN GRANT COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FORM OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. THROUGH THE DAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT
OR BELOW 32 DEGREES BEFORE WARMING THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE
POWER OUTAGES. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MDZ003-502-VAZ027-028-030-031-507-WVZ050>053-055-502>504-260915-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0030.251226T1500Z-251227T0400Z/
WASHINGTON-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-
WARREN-CLARKE-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN
MINERAL-
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH, WITH CLOSER TO A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH NEAR U.S. 50.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND, NORTHWEST
VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FORM OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SLEET MIXING IN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THROUGH THE DAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN CLOSE TO 32 DEGREES BEFORE WARMING ABOVE FREEZING DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
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.
MDZ004>006-011-503-505-506-VAZ505-260915-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0030.251226T1700Z-251227T0500Z/
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
HOWARD-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH, WITH CLOSER TO A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH TO THE SOUTH OF I-70.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH-CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN MARYLAND
AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA BY MIDDAY FRIDAY IN THE FORM OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SLEET MIXING IN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A BIT MORE SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED CLOSER TO
THE MARYLAND-PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. THROUGH THE DAY, TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSE TO 32 DEGREES. PRECIPITATION EXITS
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST WITH SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE
POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.
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.
MDZ008-507-508-260915-
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CECIL-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
749 PM EST THU DEC 25 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 3
AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH
OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...CECIL, NORTHWEST HARFORD, AND SOUTHEAST HARFORD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY IN THE FORM OF SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN. THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SOME SNOW COULD
EVEN MIX IN AT TIMES. THROUGH THE DAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN CLOSE TO 32 DEGREES. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY
LINGERS INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT WHICH MAY LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL SLICK TRAVEL.
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.
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