Winter Weather Advisory issued December 31 at 9:29AM EST until January 2 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 3 inches.
Locally higher totals are possible on ridges above 3000 feet.
Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE…In Maryland, Extreme Western Allegany County. In Virginia,
Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Mineral County.

* WHEN…From 4 AM Wednesday to 1 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road
conditions along the I-68/US-40 corridors from La Vale, MD west
toward Frostburg, MD and down along the US-220 corridor west of
Keyser, WV and Franklin, WV to just west of of Monterey, VA. The
hazardous conditions could impact holiday travel. Gusty winds
could bring down tree branches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Rain will change to snow late tonight above
3,000 feet and by early Wednesday morning for the rest of the
area. Snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour are possible at times
through Wednesday evening especially in embedded snow squalls that
pass through.

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