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Winter: Maryland

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3 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 5 alerts including watches and advisories

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Warnings in area

5 of 5 alerts
  1. Freeze WarningWashington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Northwest Harford; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Western Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern PendletonNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · until warning · alerts checked
  2. Freeze WarningWarren; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; LancasterNWS State College PA · until warning · alerts checked
  3. Freeze WarningTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerNWS Pittsburgh PA · until warning · alerts checked
  4. Freeze WatchWarren; Morris; Hunterdon; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper BucksNWS Mount Holly NJ · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  5. Frost AdvisoryNorthwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince WilliamNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · until advisory · radar-alerts checked

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    Current NWS warning

    Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Northwest Harford; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Western Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton

    Freeze Warning

    Issued
    Updated
    Ends as issued
    Office
    NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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    Full official message

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:36AM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s are
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central,
northwest, and western Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West
Virginia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
    Warning-message history (1)

    Data: NOAA/NWS · KLWX.FZ.W.0007

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    Recording coverage and limits
    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T05:43:03.106Z through 2026-10-17T05:43:02.936Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T05:43:03.106Z through 2026-10-17T05:40:06.098Z
    • hydro: retained from 2026-10-16T05:43:03.106Z through 2026-10-17T05:35:05.479Z
    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T05:43:03.106Z through 2026-10-17T05:30:06.960Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T05:43:03.106Z through 2026-10-17T05:38:04.420Z

    Source-message history is not recorded imagery replay. Recorded radar/satellite imagery is not available in this view.

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    Spotlight: Winter Storm Severity Index

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    Winter Storm Severity Index

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • Winter Weather Area
    • Minor Impacts
    • Moderate Impacts
    • Major Impacts
    • Extreme Impacts

    Highest in this area, by day and by cause

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    Each day and cause on the Winter tab, with its own issue time

    WPC’s WSSI, overall impact, Days 1–3, valid to , issued . WPC issues each day and cause on its own clock. Not a warning, and not a chance. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of Moderate impacts or worse, Day 1

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • 5–10%
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    • 30–40%
    • 40–50%
    • 50–60%
    • 60–70%
    • 70–80%
    • 80–90%
    • 90–95%
    • 95% or more

    Each level and day on the Winter tab

    WPC’s WSSI-P, the 24 hours to , WPC’s forecast from . Each band runs to the next. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of at least 4 inches of snow, Day 1

    WPC gives no chance of 4 inches of snow or more in this area over the next three days, so Day 1’s 4 inches is shown.

    • Slight: at least 10%
    • Moderate: at least 40%
    • High: at least 70%

    Every day and amount on the Winter tab

    WPC’s Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecast, to , issued . Outlines, as WPC draws them. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Winter watches, warnings and advisories

    • Freeze Warning 3 3 not yet in effect · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC, NWS Pittsburgh PA, NWS State College PA
    • Freeze Watch 1 1 not yet in effect · until · NWS Mount Holly NJ
    • Frost Advisory 1 1 not yet in effect · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

    NWS’s winter and cold alerts in force in the area, by event as issued, each counted once, with the offices that issued them and the latest end. Data: NOAA/NWS.

    Snow on the ground

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    NOHRSC snow analysis and retained pictures

    Data: NOAA/NWS/NOHRSC. Snow analysis, not a measurement at a place.

    WPC’s heavy snow and icing discussion

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    Issued , for to . WPC’s words, as written. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Radar, winter preset

    The Radar page’s winter preset over the area: HRDPS forecast snow with NWS’s warnings on top, loaded by your browser. A forecast, labelled as one there.

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    1. Freeze Warning issued by NWS State College PA: Warren; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster
    2. Freeze Warning issued by NWS Pittsburgh PA: Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker

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    Monitoring area, legacy alert summary and selection rules
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    Maryland (NWS states: MD)
    Hazards
    Winter warnings, watches and advisories, and the forecasts for them
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    In force in this area 5

    1. Freeze Warning32 new · 3 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    2. Freeze Watch11 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    3. Frost Advisory11 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 12:00Z
    Every alert in this area, most urgent first
    1. Freeze WarningWashington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Northwest Harford; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Western Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern PendletonFrom · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
    2. Freeze WarningWarren; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; LancasterFrom · until · NWS State College PA · drawn over this area
    3. Freeze WarningTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerFrom · until · NWS Pittsburgh PA · drawn over this area
    4. Freeze WatchWarren; Morris; Hunterdon; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper BucksFrom · until · NWS Mount Holly NJ · drawn over this area
    5. Frost AdvisoryNorthwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince WilliamFrom · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

    Most urgent first, by the Briefing’s ranking. Checked .

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