Predictions Snow Feb 11?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

But what if it starts even earlier? Close mcps you can be different by closing instead of a chaotic early release.

Doubt it, high school busses are about to start their routes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

Did Howard county?

yes

No

[Anonymous]

Does Mcps have a crystal ball? Shocking they didn't close with a possible earlier start of "snow"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

Did Howard county?

yes

No

They have now: All Howard County public schools will close 3 hours early Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to forecasted inclement weather. Students will be dismissed per the unscheduled early closings departure method provided by parents...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

Did Howard county?

yes

No

They have now: All Howard County public schools will close 3 hours early Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to forecasted inclement weather. Students will be dismissed per the unscheduled early closings departure method provided by parents...

Teachers in MCPS live in Howard. They'll be leaving to pick up their owns kids now that Howard is early release. That leaves MCPS with needing substitutes and we all know there is a shortage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

Did Howard county?

Not Howard yet. But Howard is much very "liberal" with their closings. They even have days with no school or early dismissal for staff wellness. They'll close early for a legitimate snow threat.

Weather Update – February 11, 2025 – Schools Early Dismissal

All Howard County public schools will close 3 hours early Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to forecasted inclement weather. Students will be dismissed per the unscheduled early closings departure method provided by parents/guardians in Family File.

[Anonymous]

Now we’re barely gonna get an inch before it turns to rain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will get a message at 5 a.m. that there is early dismissal.

Why? What if snow starts at 2 and starts actually sticking at 6?

And what if it starts snowing at 11 am sticking at 2 pm? No one is going to be able to predict the moment snow starts sticking. Everyone surrounding MCPS is calling it early.

Did Howard county?

Not Howard yet. But Howard is much very "liberal" with their closings. They even have days with no school or early dismissal for staff wellness. They'll close early for a legitimate snow threat.

Weather Update – February 11, 2025 – Schools Early Dismissal

All Howard County public schools will close 3 hours early Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to forecasted inclement weather. Students will be dismissed per the unscheduled early closings departure method provided by parents/guardians in Family File.

PG and Frederick County has also already called 2 & 3.5 hr early dismissals.

C’mon MCPS, let everyone know now so they can make plans. My kid doesn’t get off the bus until almost 5pm with dry weather.

[Anonymous]

MCPS pissed away its snow days and now the system has a to gamble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS pissed away its snow days and now the system has a to gamble.

Yes but so did all the neighboring systems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS pissed away its snow days and now the system has a to gamble.

more like parent’s complaints about every weather related decision got to the decision makers and now they’re afraid to piss people off. We go through this every few years.

[Anonymous]

How late can they pivot to an early dismissal? I assume the noon time referenced in the message yesterday was more in reference to changing after school plans.

[Anonymous]

I believe they have to decide by 10am to do an early dismissal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS pissed away its snow days and now the system has a to gamble.

Yes but so did all the neighboring systems.

How many snow days did the other systems build into their calendars?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS pissed away its snow days and now the system has a to gamble.

Yes but so did all the neighboring systems.

How many snow days did the other systems build into their calendars?

I don’t know but I would consider that less relevant to to the decision to close schools and more relevant to calendar planning. The calendar has been made; if it’s safe and feasible to go to school, fine— and if it’s not, it’s not. Hopefully nobody says conditions aren’t great but we don’t have any snow days left.