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EXPIRED1/20/2024 9:14:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
1/20/2024 9:14:00 AM until 1/21/2024 10:00:00 AM
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on
steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery,
increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow. Additional snow
accumulations of one to three inches is expected. Winds gusting
as high as 45 mph. For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind
chills. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero.
* WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In West Virginia, Western
Grant and Western Pendleton Counties.
* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 7 PM EST this
evening. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Life threatening conditions for anyone that becomes
trapped in these conditions. Travel could be very difficult.
Gusty winds will result in considerable blowing and drifting
snow, with near blizzard like conditions possible at times. The
cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as
little as 30 minutes.