Winter Storm Warning Prompts Prince George's Schools To Adjust Schedule

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Due to the forecasted weather, all schools and offices will dismiss two hours early Tuesday. Half-day early childhood centers and special education programs will be closed.

All field trips, activities and athletic events are canceled.

Vendor-managed care programs will remain open until 4 p.m.

Families of pre-kindergarten through first-grade students who ride the bus should make arrangements to be at the bus stop to pick up their child at the adjusted drop-off time.

Designated PGCPS emergency personnel are required to remain on duty.

Snowfall estimates have increased for Maryland and a winter storm warning is now in place for parts of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region. Parts of the Old Line State could see 8 inches of snow Tuesday into Wednesday. Forecasts vary, but they agree that snow accumulation should be greater in the Washington area than in the Baltimore region.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning, forecasting "heavy snow possible" and "snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches." Counties under the warning include: Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Howard, Charles, St. Mary's and Calvert.

A winter storm advisory will be in place from 3 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday with 2 to 5 inches of snow expected in Cecil, Baltimore and Harford counties. The warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday until 7 a.m. Wednesday, complicating the evening and morning commutes.

Heavy snowfall rates are most likely at mid- or late afternoon, Tuesday, which could affect school and federal government operations both Tuesday and Wednesday, The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said.

The National Weather Service urged residents to delay all travel if possible. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution and be prepared for sudden changes in visibility.

Precipitation is expected to start in the mid-late morning on Tuesday, an NWS forecast discussion said. The storm should start with snow and convert to sleet and freezing rain further south as temperatures rise throughout the day.

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