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WWUS41 KLWX 221338
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
MDZ501-WVZ503-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN MINERAL-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. IN WEST
VIRGINIA, WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MDZ509-510-VAZ503-WVZ501-505-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN PENDLETON-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EASTERN GARRETT AND WESTERN GARRETT COUNTIES.
IN VIRGINIA, WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA, WESTERN
GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
VAZ507-508-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1200Z/
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST
PEAKS OF SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE
RIDGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MDZ003-004-503-VAZ031-501-505-506-WVZ051>053-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.260222T2000Z-260223T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CLARKE-NORTHERN
FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 TO 40
MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND, NORTHERN
AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN OR A
RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-HALF
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MDZ005-006-008-011-014-017-018-505>508-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.260222T2000Z-260223T1500Z/
CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-
NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEAST MARYLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH
OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN,
AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN OR A
RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-HALF
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
VAZ504-WVZ506-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T0300Z/
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN PENDLETON-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOWER VALLEYS WILL SEE TOTALS OF A
COATING TO 2 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 TO 45 MPH,
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, EASTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,
EASTERN PENDLETON COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
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.
MDZ502-VAZ027>030-WVZ050-055-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.260222T1500Z-260223T1200Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-
HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGES ABOVE
1,000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND, NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS THROUGH 2 PM BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 2 PM AND
5 PM. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGES. THE STEADIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY TO DROP BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES
TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES ABOVE 1,000
FEET.
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.
DCZ001-MDZ013-016-504-VAZ053-054-526-527-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.260222T2200Z-260223T1500Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MONTGOMERY-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHWEST
PRINCE WILLIAM-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
* WHERE...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND
NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE STEADIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
VAZ040-051-055>057-502-222145-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.260222T2300Z-260223T1500Z/
RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN
FAUQUIER-
838 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
BJL
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