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WWUS41 KLWX 221906
WSWLWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
MDZ502-222015-
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CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A COATING TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT, BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OFF TO THE EAST AS WELL AS
ALONG/WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT.
MDZ501-WVZ503-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN MINERAL-
206 PM 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. THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES WILL
BE IMPACTED 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-WVZ501-505-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN PENDLETON-
206 PM 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 THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WESTERN FACING
SLOPES ABOVE 3,000 FEET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 TO 50 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.
VAZ507-508-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1200Z/
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
206 PM 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 50 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 WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* 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>053-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.260222T2000Z-260223T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CLARKE-NORTHERN
FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. FOR ELEVATIONS ELEVATIONS ABOVE
1000 FEET, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT ON THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE CATOCTIN
MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND, NORTHERN
AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.
* 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>508-230315-
/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-
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEAST MARYLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH
OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
STEADIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN,
AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
VAZ027>030-WVZ050-055-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T1200Z/
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM A COATING TO AN
INCH OR TWO IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGES
ABOVE 1,000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* 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.
VAZ504-WVZ506-230300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T0300Z/
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN PENDLETON-
206 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGES ABOVE 2,000 FEET. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
* 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. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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-VAZ053-054-526-527-230315-
/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-
206 PM 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 OR A
RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL BE
TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
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>057-502-230315-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.260222T2300Z-260223T1500Z/
RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN
FAUQUIER-
206 PM 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 OR A RAIN
AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL BE
TONIGHT.
* 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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