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WWUS41 KLWX 041626
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1126 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...
.A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL DELIVER HEAVY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS, STRONG WINDS, AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE
ALLEGHENIES LATE FRIDAY INTO THE SATURDAY.
MDZ509-510-WVZ501-505-050030-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0002.260206T1500Z-260207T1200Z/
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-
1126 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6
INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ALONG WESTERN FAVORED
RIDGES (SUCH AS BACKBONE MOUNTAIN, PINEY MOUNTAIN, KEYSERS RIDGE,
AND NORTH FORK MOUNTAINS). WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EASTERN GARRETT AND WESTERN GARRETT COUNTIES.
IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ON I-68/US-40 WEST OF
FROSTBURG, MD, US-219 FROM THE PA/MD LINE SOUTH TO WV LINE, US-48
WEST OF MOOREFIELD, WV, AND US-33/WV-28 WEST OF FRANKLIN, WV. THE
STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VALUES AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN
THESE CONDITIONS IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER.
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