142  
WWUS41 KLWX 230831  
WSWLWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
331 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
MDZ003-004-503-VAZ506-230945-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-EASTERN LOUDOUN-  
331 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS  
MORNING ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLACK ICE.  
 

 
 
MDZ005-006-008-017-018-505-507-508-231500-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260223T1500Z/  
CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST  
HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-  
331 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN,  
AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-HALF  
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW THIS 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ509-510-VAZ503-WVZ501-505-231645-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/  
WESTERN GARRETT-EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-  
WESTERN PENDLETON-  
331 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
3 AND 7 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WESTERN FACING  
SLOPES ABOVE 3,000 FEET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS  
MORNING AND AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING 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 TONIGHT.  
 
* 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 MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...USE CAUTION TRAVELING I-68/US-40 WEST OF  
LAVALE, MD, US-48 WEST OF MOOREFIELD, WV, US-33/WV-28 WEST OF  
FRANKLIN, WV, AND US-250 WEST OF MONTEREY, VA.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ501-WVZ503-231645-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN MINERAL-  
331 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. IN WEST  
VIRGINIA, WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
EST  
 
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