<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.300033d425591a7cbd353ae9fde3691f15b3cc9e.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-01-01T03:30:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Snow Squall Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Expected</urgency><severity>Extreme</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>SVS</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>SQW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-01-01T03:30:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-01-01T03:30:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-01-01T04:30:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC</senderName><headline>Snow Squall Warning issued January 1 at 3:30AM EST until January 1 at 4:30AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC</headline><description>The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
Washington County in north central Maryland...
Northwestern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Frederick County in north central Maryland...
Northern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
Central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia...
Northern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia...
Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
Northern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...
Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 430 AM EST.

* At 329 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Mount Holly Springs to near
Berkeley Springs to Keyser, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.

SOURCE...Radar and webcams.

IMPACT...Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are
expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 72 and 80.
Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 58.
Interstate 81 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 11.
Interstate 270 in Maryland near mile marker 32.

Locations impacted include...
Frederick, Hagerstown, Winchester, Westminster, Martinsburg,
Thurmont, Keyser, Charles Town, Emmitsburg, Moorefield, Romney,
Shepherdstown, Hancock, Paw Paw, Municipal Stadium, Harry Grove
Stadium, Greenwood, Ballenger Creek, Robinwood, and Taneytown.
</description><instruction>Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
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* Snow Squall Warning for...
Washington County in north central Maryland...
Northwestern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Frederick County in north central Maryland...
Northern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
Central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia...
Northern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia...
Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
Northern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...
Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 430 AM EST.

* At 329 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Mount Holly Springs to near
Berkeley Springs to Keyser, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.

SOURCE...Radar and webcams.

IMPACT...Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are
expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 72 and 80.
Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 58.
Interstate 81 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 11.
Interstate 270 in Maryland near mile marker 32.

Locations impacted include...
Frederick, Hagerstown, Winchester, Westminster, Martinsburg,
Thurmont, Keyser, Charles Town, Emmitsburg, Moorefield, Romney,
Shepherdstown, Hancock, Paw Paw, Municipal Stadium, Harry Grove
Stadium, Greenwood, Ballenger Creek, Robinwood, and Taneytown.
</description><instruction>Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
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