Winter storm creates hazardous travel conditions

First big winter The storm of 2025 will hit parts of the United States with blizzard conditions and freezing rain, creating dangerous travel conditions.

Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) are urging drivers in certain areas to avoid travel unless necessary, after a winter storm has already battered a large swath of the country.

On Sunday evening, the National Weather Service (NWS) office covering the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas posted on X that it was “strongly recommended” to postpone travel if it is not necessary.

“Conditions will deteriorate rapidly tonight as untreated and unplowed roads become impassable. During times of heavy snowfall, between midnight and mid-morning Monday, even major and treated roads will be impassable. Postponing non-essential travel is strongly recommended.” NWS Books.

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The office expected “periods of heavy snowfall” to continue on Monday morning, with some freezing and cold rain The freezing rain began to mix in.

Another round of snow is expected to hit the area Monday evening.

Meanwhile, the Maryland Transportation Authority posted Monday morning that if travel is essential, drivers should be sure not to speed or pass any plows or salt trucks. They also need to keep their headlights on, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

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The NWS office in Pennsylvania forecast that light to moderate snow will continue Monday morning, followed by “another round of steady snow” that is expected to hit the southern part of the state by Monday evening.

The office warned that if people have to travel, they should plan for extra time to reach their destination.

The NWS office in Virginia also warned that the mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will continue to “impact travel across the region, resulting in hazardous conditions” especially across the Piedmont, a plateau region located in the eastern United States and central Virginia. And the east coast.

While the NWS office in New York warned that the area will see a “prolonged period of cold weather,” it will not experience the brunt of the storm.

The office expected there to be light snow in the area on Monday but “less than an inch is expected to accumulate, with some seeing only dust or no snow at all.”

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The storm initially began on the West Coast, where it produced a hurricane The first hurricane of the year in California.

It moved into the Plains and Midwest over the weekend, creating blizzard conditions at Kansas City International Airport. Freezing and freezing rain also led to accidents throughout the region from Kansas and Missouri through the Ohio Valley.

FOX Weather contributed to this report.