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WWUS41 KLWX 160631  
WSWLWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
231 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
MDZ509-WVZ501-505-161445-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0015.260316T2300Z-260317T1500Z/  
WESTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-  
231 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM  
EDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES  
ACROSS THE AREA, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE  
RIDGETOPS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, WESTERN GARRETT COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA,  
WESTERN GRANT AND WESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BEHIND A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT, TEMPERATURES  
WILL FALL RAPIDLY THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO BELOW FREEZING.  
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER SINGLE  
DIGITS.  
 
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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