800  
WWUS41 KLWX 161321  
WSWLWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
921 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
VAZ503-162130-  
/O.EXA.KLWX.WW.Y.0015.260316T2300Z-260317T1500Z/  
WESTERN HIGHLAND-  
921 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 4 INCHES  
ACROSS THE AREA, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE  
RIDGETOPS ABOVE 3000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG US-25O  
WEST OF MONTEREY, VA. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE  
TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MDZ509-WVZ501-505-162130-  
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0015.260316T2300Z-260317T1500Z/  
WESTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-  
921 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES  
ACROSS THE AREA, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE  
RIDGETOPS ABOVE 3000 FEET. 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. THIS INCLUDES  
I-68/US-40 WEST OF LAVALE, MD, US-219 FROM THE PA LINE TO WV LINE,  
US-48 WEST OF MOOREFIELD, WV, AND US-33/WV-28 WEST OF FRANKLIN,  
WV. 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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