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WWUS51 KLWX 010953
SQWLWX
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
453 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
MDC005-013-015-021-025-027-011000-
/O.CON.KLWX.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260101T1000Z/
CARROLL MD-HOWARD MD-HARFORD MD-FREDERICK MD-CECIL MD-BALTIMORE MD-
453 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHWESTERN
HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN
MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHWESTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND CENTRAL
BALTIMORE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
AT 452 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NETHER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP TO NEAR BAY VIEW TO
PIKESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 65 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...
ROUTE 1 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 4.
INTERSTATE 70 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 68.
INTERSTATE 95 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 99.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKESVILLE, COCKEYSVILLE, ABERDEEN, HAVRE DE GRACE, ABERDEEN PROVING
GROUND, CALVERT, TOWSON, BEL AIR SOUTH, RANDALLSTOWN, OWINGS MILLS,
BEL AIR NORTH, ELDERSBURG, CARNEY, PERRY HALL, REISTERSTOWN, MAYS
CHAPEL, TIMONIUM, MOUNT AIRY, FALLSTON, AND RIVERSIDE.
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 7593 3953 7600 3954 7606 3949 7611
3946 7607 3935 7718 3940 7721 3971 7662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 281DEG 55KT 3993 7539 3964 7600 3937 7670
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
EST
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