The Winter Storm Warning continues until noon today for Montgomery County. Freezing rain is falling over parts of the area and will continue throughout the morning. Freezing rain is expected to change to plain rain later today.
Montgomery County Government is Open Today with Liberal Leave for Employees.
Montgomery County Public Schools are closed today, Jan. 28, due to emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. All administrative offices will open two hours late. Day care programs in school buildings will also open two hours late today.
Montgomery College will open at noon today, January 28 due to weather conditions.
Maryland State Police have declared a SNOW EMERGENCY for Montgomery County.
The Maryland State Police (MSP) declares snow emergencies with input from MD State Highway Administration. Once a snow emergency is declared, the law requires certain precautions.
They include:
Prohibited parking on roads and streets designated as snow emergency routes and
The use of snow tires/chains (most cars now use all weather tires, so changing to "snow" tires is unnecessary).
Once an emergency is in effect, all requirements are in effect until lifted. A Snow Emergency Plan is put into effect by county. Certain exceptions can occur while a snow emergency plan is in effect. A specific route(s) can be lifted and the remainders of the roads in the county still remain under the Snow Emergency Plan. If the Statewide Operations Center is notified of an exception, we will note these routes as exceptions in our list below. For the most up to date information, it is advised to call the local MSP barrack for the county. http://www.mdsp.org/fob/barrack_choices.asp
Travel is hazardous on some roads and should be discouraged. Use extreme caution should travel be required.