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WWUS41 KLWX 101747
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1247 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
MDZ509-510-WVZ501-505-110200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0002.260111T1300Z-260112T0600Z/
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
1247 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY
MORNING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES (LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WESTERN FAVORED
SLOPES). WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EASTERN GARRETT AND WESTERN GARRETT COUNTIES.
IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES
DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ALONG THE
I-68/US-40 CORRIDOR WEST OF LA VALE, MD, US-48 CORRIDOR WEST OF
MOOREFIELD, WV, US-33 WEST OF FRANKLIN, WV, AND US-219 FROM THE
PA/MD LINE TO WV LINE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT
COMMUTERS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
LARGE TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED WITH THE COLD FRONT LATE MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON AS WELL AS A SECONDARY ROUND OF UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS/SQUALLS LATE AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING.
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.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
EST
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