Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued ExpiredStart Time
Wed 03/19/2025 03:01 AM EDTEnd Time
Wed 03/19/2025 07:00 PM EDTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Frederick, MD ∙ Harrisonburg, VA ∙ Klondike, MD ∙ Mount Storm, WV ∙ Spring Gap, MD ∙ Inwood, WV ∙ Dargan, MD ∙ Petersburg Grant County Airport, WV ∙ Ringgold, MD ∙ Augusta Springs, VAFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 301 AM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...ELEVATED THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... The combination of low humidity and gusty winds will result in a greater risk of adverse fire behavior and rapid fire spread through this afternoon. Relative humidity values will drop 20 to 25 percent across most of the area this afternoon, with values of 15 to 20 percent in the Alleghenies. Southeast to south winds around 10-15 mph will gust between 20 to 25 mph. For the ridges, higher gusts up to 35 mph are expected. Temperatures this afternoon reach the 70s at most locations. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors on Saturday. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can increasingly escalate under these conditions.
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MDZ001-003>006-501>503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-501-503>508-526- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-192300- Garrett-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Northern Fauquier- Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson- Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral- Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Frostburg, Cumberland, Germantown, Damascus, Lisbon, Jarrettsville, Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Washington, Warrenton, Hightown, Monterey, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Haymarket, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Bayard, Mount Storm, Petersburg, Elk Garden, Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville, Fort Ashby, Riverton, Brandywine, Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove 301 AM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025
