Weather Decision Made For Baltimore County Schools On Feb. 13

Updated Tuesday at 8:18 a.m.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Baltimore County Public Schools and offices will be closed Tuesday.
The district was originally scheduled to open two hours late, but school officials reevaluated weather and road conditions at 6:30 a.m. They announced the change just after 7 a.m.

Tuesday’s school board meeting will be held virtually.

Neighboring states north of Maryland are expected to get up to a foot of snow by Tuesday night, while up to 3 inches should be all Maryland sees Tuesday, an updated forecast says.

Initial forecasts Monday morning called only for rain and a few snowflakes in most of the state, but by 3 p.m. the forecast was calling for measurable snow for several counties. A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service's Baltimore/Washington D.C. office for all or parts of Baltimore, Howard, Carroll and Harford counties, plus the city of Frederick.

The advisory is in effect from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The updated forecast calls for rain to change to snow, with total accumulations of up to two inches. Winds will gust as high as 35 mph.

"Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute," the NWS said.

Snow will be heavy at times, with rates of around 1/2 to 1 inch per hour through mid-morning Tuesday. Visibility may be reduced to less than one-half mile at times.

Patch Editor Jacob Baumgart reported this story.