Winter Storm Warning Issued for Hawaii Big Island Summits with Up to 6 Inches of Snow

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Big Island Summits in Hawaii on Tuesday. Up to 6 inches of snow and ice accumulation is expected, along with winds reaching 55 mph, from Wednesday through Friday afternoon. The warning affects high-elevation areas on the Big Island.

Travel to the summits will face challenges due to reduced visibility and hazardous conditions, according to the National Weather Service. The agency noted that conditions could make travel very difficult to impossible during the storm period. No injuries or disruptions have been reported as of the warning issuance.

warnings are in effect for parts of Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, as well as the District of Columbia.

Sub-freezing temperatures are forecast for Wednesday morning, with some areas experiencing another freeze late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. These warnings aim to alert residents to potential frost damage to crops, plants, and outdoor plumbing. In Kentucky, northeast and northern parts may see temperatures as low as 27 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning.

Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties could reach lows of 29 degrees Fahrenheit through mid-morning Wednesday. East central and southeast areas expect valley temperatures between 26 and 31 degrees Fahrenheit, while ridges remain above freezing. Ohio's southeast, central, south central, southwest, and west central regions face lows nearing 27 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning.

Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, and Noble Counties may drop to 26 degrees Fahrenheit until mid-Wednesday morning. Strong winds accompanying the cold could exacerbate conditions in exposed areas.

central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, northwestern, and western parts could see temperatures around 27 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning.

The eastern Panhandle expects lows near 27 degrees Fahrenheit from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Eastern Preston, Marion, Monongalia, Wetzel, and surrounding ridge areas may reach 26 degrees Fahrenheit until mid-Wednesday morning. In Indiana, east central and southeast parts anticipate sub-freezing lows around 28 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning.

Pennsylvania's central regions could hit 23 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning, with another freeze possible late Wednesday night into Thursday. Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery Counties expect lows between 25 and 30 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning and again from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Maryland's central, north central, northeast, and northern parts face lows near 27 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning and late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, Charles, Southern Baltimore, and parts of Howard and Montgomery Counties forecast lows around 30 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning. Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties expect temperatures between 28 and 31 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning and Wednesday night into Thursday morning; Dorchester, inland Worcester, Somerset, and Wicomico Counties anticipate lows between 30 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning.

Virginia's King George, Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, and Alexandria Counties may see temperatures around 30 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning.

Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties could reach lows of 24 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday morning. Amelia, Cumberland, and other southern counties face similar risks, though specific details for Amelia were partially detailed in the advisory.