MCPS sent the following community message on Friday morning:
“Dear MCPS Families,
The national weather service is predicting possible severe weather for Montgomery County throughout the day. MCPS, in times of severe or dangerous weather, may need to initiate a Shelter-in-Place to ensure the safety of students and staff. If this were to happen and affect school dismissal or any other activities the district will communicate these updates through email, text message, the MCPS website, and the Alert Montgomery (Alert MCPS) system. We encourage our entire community to be aware today and to stay safe.
Montgomery County Public Schools”
Per MoCoSnow:
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until 2 PM EDT. This Watch includes Montgomery County. According to the National Weather Service, a few tornadoes are possible during this time in the Watch area. Isolated hail up to a quarter size is possible and scattered gusts of up to 70 mph winds are possible. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid 70s today with rain, including heavy thunderstorms, possible throughout the day. Rain is also possible early tomorrow, before a mix of clouds and sun and highs in the upper 70s take over. Sunday should be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid 80s.