A Winter Weather Advisory is still in force for parts of western Maryland and western Virginia through Thursday morning, with increasing snow, strong winds, and hazardous travel conditions predicted into the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The National Weather Service in Baltimore/Washington has issued an advisory till 10 a.m. EST for extreme western Allegany County in Maryland and western Highland County in Virginia. Snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected until conditions progressively improve later Thursday morning.
Forecasters warn that winds could gust up to 50 mph, resulting in blowing snow and lowering visibility to one-half mile or less at times. Wind chills are forecast to plummet to near zero overnight and into the early morning, raising the risk of exposure for anyone outside…