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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
151 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
MDZ004>006-503-505-507-VAZ505-171700-
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FREDERICK, BALLENGER CREEK, ELDERSBURG,
WESTMINSTER, REISTERSTOWN, COCKEYSVILLE, GERMANTOWN, DAMASCUS,
LISBON, JARRETTSVILLE, AND PURCELLVILLE
151 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..A PERIOD OF SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX THIS MORNING
* WHAT...SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX; ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A
COATING MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70, TO 1
TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE CATOCTIN
MOUNTAINS AND PARR'S RIDGE NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER.
* WHERE...WEST OF HIGHWAY 15 IN LOUDOUN COUNTY VA, AND NORTH-
CENTRAL MD ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
70.
* WHEN...BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON EST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS ARE POSSIBLE,
MAINLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN MD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIBILITY MAY LOCALLY BE REDUCED TO ONE
MILE OR LESS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70.
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.
DHOF
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