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March 5, 2015 | Krista Brick

Residents Can Use Online Map to Check Real-Time Road Conditions

As the snow continues to fall in Montgomery County, Montgomery County Highway Services are plowing the main roadways and expect to be into neighborhoods by this evening. To find out how the roads look in your area, check out the Highway Services interactive map here. According to a Feb. 19 interview with Keith Compton, division […]

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March 5, 2015 | Krista Brick

MCPS Closes Due to Weather

Montgomery County Public Schools and all administrative offices are closed today due to emergency weather conditions, according to the MCPS website. All school and community activities in school buildings are canceled. That decision was posted at 4:25 a.m. MCPS was one of the last areas schools to make the decision to close today. When asked […]

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March 4, 2015 | Krista Brick

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UPDATED: Closings and Delays Reported in MoCo

UPDATED, March 5, 9 a.m. – Thursday’s forecasted storm has caused some cancellations and closures. The area is under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. Snow and sleet is predicted to fall this morning becoming all snow after 7 a.m. Temperature falling to around 26 by 4 p.m. North […]

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March 4, 2015 | Krista Brick

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MCPS Snow Day “Likely” Thursday if Predictions Ring True

It is “highly unlikely we will have school tomorrow.” That is according to MCPS’s spokesman Dana Tofig who told MyMCMedia Wednesday that if snow accumulation predictions are accurate school will likely be cancelled Thursday. “If it is a foot that is a lot of snow that has to be moved around,” Tofig said. Forecasters are […]

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March 3, 2015 | Krista Brick

MoCo Braces for More Snow

How’s another round of snow sound? UPDATED – Looks like Montgomery County is in for more snow Wednesday night into Thursday, according to local forecasts. Montgomery County is under a winter storm warning from 10 p.m. this evening until 7 p.m. Thursday. Rain and sleet is predicted before 1 a.m., then snow and sleet between 1 a.m. and […]

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March 2, 2015 | Aline Barros

Winter Weather Advisory for Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory on Monday for Montgomery County beginning Tuesday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Temperatures are expected in the upper 20s and winds are predicted to blow around 15 mph. Road and sidewalk surfaces may be slippery with snow and ice. About one inch […]

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March 2, 2015 | Krista Brick

Icy Day Could Chip Away MCPS Students’ Summer Vacation

Enjoy that snow day today students, because according to the Montgomery County Public Schools calendar you’re going to have to give the day back in June. MCPS Spokesman Dana Tofig told MyMCMedia Monday that today is the first non-built-in snow day, meaning this one triggers the school system’s contingency plan. But, with a forecast later […]

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March 2, 2015 | Krista Brick

Ice Puts Freeze on MoCo Activities – Closings and Delays

The icy coating put the freeze on local activities. Here’s a list of some closings and delays. Montgomery County Government Open at 10 a.m. http://t.co/TtondAHs5B — Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) March 2, 2015 Due to hazardous weather conditions, Montgomery College will open at NOON today, Monday, March 2, 2015. Shuttle… http://t.co/FJULLcsbl2 — Montgomery College (@montgomerycoll) […]

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March 2, 2015 | Krista Brick

MCPS Schools Closed Today

Montgomery County Public Schools are closed today due to emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. Administrative offices will open two hours late. Day care programs in school buildings may open at 10:30 a.m All MCPS schools are CLOSED today (March 2); Administrative offices open two hours late. […]

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March 1, 2015 | Krista Brick

Icy Conditions Causing Accidents Throughout MoCo

The weather mix caused many accidents and closures on Sunday and temporarily put the county’s 911 system on a “condition red.” According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer the high volume of calls and the length of time it was taking to clear them was the reason for the “condition red” announcement. […]

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