The National Weather Service provided a pretty good snow forecast for this morning’s storm, with most places very close to what was being projected for them.
Leading the way for MoCo was Somerset, an area near Bethesda that borders DC, with 8.5 inches. Areas in S/SE MoCo generally came in with the highest numbers, while northern areas that usually get the most snow came in with lower totals.
Several crashes have been reported across the county, according to tweets by MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer. Montgomery County remains on Blue Alert with over 25 of 43 available EMS transport units committed on calls or at the hospital.
12:45- NB I270 IAO prior to Montrose Rd, collision, single vehicle into a wall
The Maryland State Police (MSP) declares snow emergencies with input from MD State Highway Administration. As of 8:00am, a snow emergency was declared in Montgomery County.
“Once a snow emergency is declared, the law requires certain precautions.
A winter storm warning has been issued for Central and SE MoCo. A Winter Storm Advisory is in effect for NW MoCo (Germantown, Clarksburg, Poolesville, Damascus, etc.).
This is the opposite of what we’re used to, as areas further north are usually expected to get more snow. For the areas with a warning, 3-7 inches of snow is expected.
8:51am Update: A Winter Storm Watch has now been issued for Montgomery County with 1-3 inches of snow expected.
Previous update below:Per the National Weather Service, a low pressure system has trended north and west over the last 24 hours, which will now bring the potential for heavy snowfall just south of Montgomery County late tonight into Monday morning.
Montgomery County has activated the Extreme Cold Plan for a Hypothermia Alert for 6pm Sun, 12/19 until 11am Mon, 12/20.
Expect the wind chill to be below 32 deg. Wear layers if you go outside. Take extra precautions if you spend significant time outdoors.
The last full week of fall will likely bring us some pretty nice weather, as highs are expected to be in the 50s and 60s until the end of the weekend.
After a chilly start to this morning, temperatures are expected to quickly warm up into the 50s by this afternoon with highs around 54° and plenty of sunshine.
Temperatures could reach 70° today, but that is likely to come with gusty south to southwest winds (30-40 mph), according to the National Weather Service.
Per the NWS:
Not much has changed since our previous update letting you know not to expect much out of potential winter weather tomorrow morning.
Flurries or light snow may fall between 7am and 1pm tomorrow. If anything falls, there will more than likely be no disruption to travel as roads will just be wet.
The threat we’ve been watching has almost completely backed off, with very little to no snow expected to fall Wednesday morning.
Per the National Weather Service, less than an inch is expected to fall, with the “high end” amount under an inch as well (10% chance of the high end amount falling).
At 7:35pm, the National Weather Service provided its latest thinking on the potential winter storm set to arrive late Tuesday (December 7th) into Wednesday (December 8th).
“Here’s our latest thinking on the system set to arrive late Tue into Wed. Check out forecast amounts and the higher end potential. Keep in mind, Mon will be warm but it will be short lived as a strong cold front moves through bringing 30-40 mph wind gusts.”