059  
WWUS41 KLWX 230150  
WSWLWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
MDZ501-WVZ503-231000-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
/O.EXB.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN MINERAL-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY
 
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. IN WEST  
VIRGINIA, WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ011-014-506-231000-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
/O.EXA.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY
 
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.  
WINDS 4GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ANNE ARUNDEL, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD, AND SOUTHERN  
BALTIMORE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ501-WVZ051-052-230300-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO  
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
 

 
 
VAZ507-508-230300-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1200Z/  
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO  
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
 

 
 
VAZ027>030-WVZ050-055-230300-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T1200Z/  
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
 
VAZ040-051-056-502-230300-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-SPOTSYLVANIA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
 
VAZ504-WVZ506-230300-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T0300Z/  
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN PENDLETON-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
 
MDZ003-004-503-VAZ031-505-506-WVZ053-231000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CLARKE-WESTERN  
LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-JEFFERSON-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND, NORTHERN  
AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ005-006-008-017-018-505-507-508-231000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST  
HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN,  
AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ509-510-VAZ503-WVZ501-505-231000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/  
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-  
WESTERN PENDLETON-  
850 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. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
DCZ001-MDZ013-016-504-VAZ053-054-526-527-231000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-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-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF DC, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND  
NORTHERN VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ055-057-231000-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
STAFFORD-KING GEORGE-  
850 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KING GEORGE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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