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WWUS51 KLWX 010858
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
358 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
MDC013-021-043-VAC043-069-107-WVC003-027-031-037-057-065-010930-
/O.CON.KLWX.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260101T0930Z/
WASHINGTON MD-CARROLL MD-FREDERICK MD-LOUDOUN VA-FREDERICK VA-
CLARKE VA-JEFFERSON WV-MORGAN WV-MINERAL WV-HARDY WV-BERKELEY WV-
HAMPSHIRE WV-
358 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EST FOR
WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTH
CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL FREDERICK AND NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF
WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINERAL AND NORTHERN HARDY COUNTIES IN
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 357 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MCSHERRYSTOWN TO NEAR INWOOD TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ROMNEY, 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 70 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 58.
INTERSTATE 81 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11.
INTERSTATE 270 IN MARYLAND NEAR MILE MARKER 32.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FREDERICK, HAGERSTOWN, WINCHESTER, WESTMINSTER, MARTINSBURG,
THURMONT, CHARLES TOWN, EMMITSBURG, MOOREFIELD, ROMNEY,
SHEPHERDSTOWN, MUNICIPAL STADIUM, HARRY GROVE STADIUM, GREENWOOD,
BALLENGER CREEK, ROBINWOOD, TANEYTOWN, BRUNSWICK, WALKERSVILLE, AND
FOUNTAINHEAD-ORCHARD HILLS.
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 3901 7899 3904 7899 3919 7901 3924 7898
3926 7902 3932 7903 3949 7840 3963 7805
3972 7770 3972 7682 3943 7720
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 335DEG 33KT 3981 7701 3939 7812 3922 7882
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
EST
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