MoCo Snow Blog

Feb. 9, 1:55 p.m. According to the National Weather Service’s preliminary snowfall map, Damascus reported the most snow in Montgomery County.

Feb. 9, 1:45 p.m. The Winter Weather Advisory has been canceled for all of Montgomery County.

Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled for all of Montgomery County. Snow is expected to taper off to flurries by end of evening rush.

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 1:27 p.m. MCPS activities will continue as scheduled this afternoon and evening.

Update: MCPS afternoon & evening activities will continue as scheduled

— MCPS (@MCPS) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 1:22 p.m. What’s it like to be out in this wintry mix today? Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video:

Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Highway crews are reporting drivers traveling too fast for conditions. Drive safely!

Operations Center staff seeing people driving too fast for conditions & losing control. Pls adjust speeds, B safe! vbe #mdtraffic #mdotnews

— MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m. Below are photos from the roads this morning. On the left is Route 355 and Shady Grove Road. On the right is Connecticut Avenue in Kensington.

Feb. 9, 9:08 a.m. The latest from Montgomery County’s Highway Services:

Currently, there is no need for extensive treatment ops in the lower parts of #Moco. Plowing ops will begin only if 3 inches have fallen.

— MC Highway Services (@MontCo_Highways) February 9, 2016

Crews are treating roads as needed. Heaviest snow accumulations expected in northern MoCo. Snow will fall intermittently throughout the day

— MC Highway Services (@MontCo_Highways) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 9 a.m. Below are some photos of what the roads looked like this morning in Germantown.

Feb. 9, 7 a.m. Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today.

UPDATE: Montgomery County Public Schools WILL OPEN today after a two hour delay. More information at https://t.co/3UJVLWkg2H

— MCPS (@MCPS) February 9, 2016

Feb 9, 6:56 a.m. Rockville recreation classes and programs starting at 10 a.m. are canceled. The Montrose Discover preschool will open at 10 a.m. The Rockville Senior Center opens on time today, however, senior programs before noon and the lunch program are canceled.

Check our website for info on program closings and delays. https://t.co/Lg4bXGQqT7

— City of Rockville (@Rockville411) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 5:28 a.m. Johns Hopkins Montgomery County campus is opening on time today.

Tuesday, Feb. 9: Campus is open on time today. https://t.co/OfgWPX1vug

— Johns Hopkins MoCo (@JHUMoCo) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 5 a.m. Montgomery County government is open today with liberal leave for non essential employees.

Montgomery County is open today, Feb. 9, with liberal leave for non-essential employees.

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 4:54 a.m. Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late. A final decision about schools will be made at 7 a.m. today.

MCPS will open two hours late today. We will continue to monitor roads & snowfall and a final decision on school opening will be made by 7am

— MCPS (@MCPS) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 4:52 a.m. Federal offices in Washington, D.C. are open.

02/09: Federal offices in the DC area are open w/opt. for unscheduled leave/telework → https://t.co/XNpFS40aXT pic.twitter.com/7OvSHO2EiK

— OPM (@USOPM) February 9, 2016

Feb. 9, 4:49 a.m. An important request from MDTA: do not pass salting trucks.

Allow extra time for your morning commute. Wet snow falling in many places. Potential for slick spots. Please do NOT pass salting trucks.

— MDTA (@TheMDTA) February 9, 2016

Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says state crews are ready for any snowfall. He stopped by the operations center tonight.

At @MDSHA w/ Sec Rahn & Greg Johnson getting updated on storm prep. We’re ready for any potential snowfall @MDOTNews pic.twitter.com/iRUvH3pp9V

— Larry Hogan (@LarryHogan) February 9, 2016

Feb. 8, 7:15 p.m. MyMCMedia spoke with County Executive Ike Leggett earlier today, and, he said, the county is prepared for more snow. He also talked about what the county learned during the blizzard last month. Watch the interview, below:

Feb. 8, 7 p.m.  Snow is expected to begin after midnight in Montgomery County, and the Upcounty could see between four and eight inches.

Snow expected to start in Montgomery County after midnight, w/ 4-8″ possible Upcounty. Delays, closing info: https://t.co/oLjlbSDfBC

— MCDOT (@MCDOTNow) February 8, 2016

Feb. 8, 6:44 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the northwest portion of Montgomery County, such as Poolesville, Damascus and Germantown, and a Winter Weather Advisory for other areas, including Gaithersburg, Olney and Bethesda. The weather alerts are in effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

Winter weather headlines issued. Snow likely late tonight through Tuesday. #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/KNfVbGkhfE

— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) February 8, 2016

MoCo Snow Blog Intro
Although this time it will be measured in inches and not feet, more snow is now falling in Montgomery County.

The MoCo Snow Blog is your source for the latest snow news in Montgomery County. Help us follow the snow and cover the County by emailing your photos and videos to pix@mymcmedia or Tweet images and updates @MyMCMedia, #MoCo #snow. We hope you will also follow us on Facebook. Stay safe and warm!