Jan 8th delay? How are the roads up in northern MoCo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the state of Maryland not own salt trucks? Do you pre-treat the roads? I live in a state north of you, but this never ending weather talk is fascinating.

Yes, the state of Maryland owns salt trucks. So does Montgomery County.

Yes, the roads get pre-treated.

Probably people in the state north of us talk about the weather too. It's a general human characteristic.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax changed to closure at 6:30am because secondary roads are still expected to be icy when middle schoolers have to head out.

[Anonymous]

2 hours is a good call!

[Anonymous]

SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NWS BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
756 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020

MDC021-031-VAC107-081301-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SQ.W.0003.200108T1256Z-200108T1330Z/
756 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020
Frederick County MD-Montgomery County MD-Loudoun County VA-

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
Central Montgomery County in central Maryland...
South central Frederick County in north central Maryland...
Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...

* Until 830 AM EST.

* At 756 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located near
Poolesville, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind
gusts up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes Interstate 270 between Middlebrook Road and
Urbana, and Highway 15 near Point of Rocks.

Locations impacted include...
Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Damascus, Poolesville,
Aspen Hill, Montgomery Village, Redland, Boyds, Rossmoor, Cloverly,
Clarksburg, Derwood, Washington Grove, Laytonsville, Barnesville,
Brookeville, Lucketts and Dickerson.

[Anonymous]

All the phones in my house went off. Is this serious?

[Anonymous]

That’s a new one. I don’t remember snow squall warnings before, except maybe when I lived near Lake Erie and we had spalls off the lake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the phones in my house went off. Is this serious?

Only if you are driving, biking, or walking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s a new one. I don’t remember snow squall warnings before, except maybe when I lived near Lake Erie and we had spalls off the lake.

There have been so many pileups lately. One in PA last weekend.

Some will still argue MCPS should have opened on time today. Imagine school buses in an accident because of a sudden event.

[Anonymous]

Snowing in Derwood at the moment.

[Anonymous]

Still snowing in Silver Spring (Aspen Hill) at the moment. Will MCPS make another early dismissal call?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still snowing in Silver Spring (Aspen Hill) at the moment. Will MCPS make another early dismissal call?

Doubt it, they would have just closed. The snow is over now.

[Anonymous]

Neighborhood streets are covered with black ice in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Just drove to bus stop in Rockville..snowing but roads are fine. Magnet bus so not so close to our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just drove to bus stop in Rockville..snowing but roads are fine. Magnet bus so not so close to our house.

Adding that the ES parking lot had been treated...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still snowing in Silver Spring (Aspen Hill) at the moment. Will MCPS make another early dismissal call?

Doubt it, they would have just closed. The snow is over now.

This is how blizzards get started. They say oh it’s just a final sprinkle passing through and then boom! It’s a full on blizzard with everyone scrambling in bad traffic to pick up their kids.