5 Things to Know Today, Sept. 1, In Montgomery County

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 1, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. National Preparedness Month: September is National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.”

Tomorrow begins National Preparedness Month! Follow us for daily emergency preparedness tips. Use #MoCoPrepares to share your preparedness activities with us & our community!

Theme for 2021: Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love #NatlPrep pic.twitter.com/A6EPi6zoTW

— Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) August 31, 2021

2. Flash Flood Watch: Montgomery County is under a Flash Flood Watch this morning until Thursday morning. Heavy rainfall is expected due to remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Our County's Emergency Management Group continues to monitor the situation with the remnants of #Ida for tonight through Thursday morning with our local, state & regional partners.

🔋Keep devices charged in case of outages.
🚧Never walk or drive through flooded or closed roads. pic.twitter.com/r26s1zSnhi

— Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) August 31, 2021

3. Weekly County Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Acting Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their media briefing at 1 p.m. today. Residents can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

🆕 @MontCoExec Marc Elrich will provide #COVID19 updates at his weekly media briefing tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 1).
📺 Watch live at 1 p.m. @CountyCableMoCo and on the County's Facebook page.
💻For more info ➡ https://t.co/ZdJ1Md0jvD pic.twitter.com/pArtHKR0gN

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) August 31, 2021

4. Renter Information Session: From 7 – 8:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Renters Alliance will hold an information session for tenants. Register for the Zoom meeting here.

Tomorrow!
A virtual information session for renters begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Details ➡💻 ➡ https://t.co/TBslUl6zXO
Please share! @MoCoDHHS @MCGMDDHCA pic.twitter.com/yJ3jb5vzXN

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) August 31, 2021

5. Senior Planet: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Messaging Apps” and “Google Photos.”

And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.

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About Maryam Shahzad

Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with MCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.

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