The area isn’t expected to receive many inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), but the wintry mix made for slippery road conditions on Monday morning. Given the potential hazardous travel conditions, more than 10 school districts in three states were closed Monday with others worked on a delayed opening schedule.
In Maryland, all public schools in the counties of Allegany, Frederic, Howard, Montgomery, Baltimore and Carroll counties were closed due to the weather. The Virginia counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren also closed their public schools
Students attending public schools in Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson and Morgan Counties in West Virginia had the day off, as well.
Although students in some of the surrounding counties didn’t have to attend classes Monday, students enrolled at public schools in Washington, D.C., were expected to be at school. Federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area were also open for business as usual, according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Employees were expected to report to work at their normal time.
In light of the wintry mix forecasted to impact the Washington, D.C., area, the NWS issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for America’s Capital, signaling potentially severe weather. By 7 p.m. EST, Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas of Annapolis, Warrenton, La Plata and Fredricksburg were expected to experience less than an inch of snow, according to the NWS.
North of Washington, D.C., parts of the Baltimore area were under a Winter Weather Advisory. In place until 10 a.m. EST on Monday, residents were urged to use caution while driving, as well as walking, because roads and sidewalks could be slippery thereby increasing the risk for injury. Baltimore was set to see more snow than Washington, D.C., but accumulation would still be relatively minor at only one to two inches.
Expected snowfall increased farther northwest, with Cumberland, Maryland, and Keyser, West Virginia, receiving the most at four to six inches.
Due to temperatures being mostly above freezing, the NWS expected snow to change to sleet. Most areas should be experiencing just rain by noon, according to NWS.
