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WWUS51 KLWX 010807
SQWLWX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
307 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
MDC001-043-WVC027-057-065-010815-
/O.CON.KLWX.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260101T0815Z/
WASHINGTON MD-ALLEGANY MD-MORGAN WV-MINERAL WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-
307 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...ALLEGANY...NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...
NORTHEASTERN MINERAL AND NORTH CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES...
AT 307 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW KINGSTOWN TO LOCUST GROVE TO NEAR ROWLESBURG,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 68 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 80.
INTERSTATE 70 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CUMBERLAND, FROSTBURG, KEYSER, WESTERNPORT, HANCOCK, BEL AIR, PAW
PAW, LA VALE, FORT ASHBY, LONACONING, PIEDMONT, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
RIDGELEY, CRESAPTOWN, POTOMAC PARK, WILEY FORD, ECKHART MINES, MOUNT
SAVAGE, RAWLINGS, AND ELLERSLIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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.
LAT...LON 3972 7810 3953 7828 3944 7890 3942 7913
3946 7909 3947 7910 3948 7907 3972 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 312DEG 33KT 4022 7711 3984 7823 3940 7973
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
EST
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