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Hospitals saw an increase in patients seeking health care in the days following the Blizzard of 2016. “Adventist Healthcare emergency departments were very busy with hundreds of patient visits for several days after the snowstorm,” said Shanna Muschik, Adventist Healthcare’s marketing manager. According to Muschik, Shady Grove Medical Center saw close to 200 patients on […]

Following a historic snowstorm, Montgomery County Public Schools closed for a week. MCPS’s Division of Food and Nutrition Services wanted to make sure that students in the County, who rely on free and reduced prices lunches, had access to hot meals while schools were closed. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

The Blizzard of 2016 was the hot topic at Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen’s weekly briefing on Feb. 1st.    Floreen said she has requested that executive staff from all county departments involved in storm operations participate in a special session with Councilmembers on Feb. 9th. As for the cost of the storm, Floreen […]

Make no doubt about it: Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning. That’s the latest message from MCPS administrators on the district’s website. It will be the first time that MCPS students have been in class in over a week because of weather and road conditions following the Blizzard of 2016. […]

MyMCMedia‘s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Blizzard of 2016, Senator Ben Cardin’s recent visit with small business owners in Rockville, the reopening of Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring and much more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

UPDATE Feb. 8  The special session scheduled for Feb. 9 will occur in March due to winter storm expected Feb. 8. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a special session on Feb. 9 to discuss how the county performed before, during and after the Blizzard of 2016. “Our Council will ensure accountability,” said Roger Berliner, […]

Across Montgomery County, commuters have had trouble accessing sidewalks and bus stops. Under county law, property owners must remove snow from sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Carolyn Biggins, Division Chief of Montgomery County’s Division of Transit Services discusses safety tips for commuters. Sidewalk snow removal efforts ramping up. Some […]

Many residents were grateful their power did not go out during the Blizzard of 2016. Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner, who has championed legislation to make the utility improve, said Pepco’s performance is getting better and residents are pleased.

This is your source for the latest blizzard news from across Montgomery County. For more snow news, visit our MoCo Snow page. We hope you will contribute your updates and photos for this blog as well. You can email photos to pix@mymcmedia or Tweet images and updates @MyMCMedia, #MoCo #Snow. You can also follow us […]

Alex Tsironis is the founder of the “MoCo Snow” blog, a site that aggregates weather predictions, and a place where students can gauge if winter conditions will cause school closings or delays in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.