County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Canceled Due To Winter Weather

SILVER SPRING, MD — All COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Montgomery County-run clinics are canceled Thursday due to forecasted inclement weather.

Appointments scheduled at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville will be automatically moved to Saturday, Feb. 20, officials said in a statement. Appointments at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg will be moved to Sunday, Feb. 21.

Residents with appointments have been notified by the state's PrepMod appointment system, the statement read. Those with appointments will receive an additional email from c19vaccination@montgomerycountymd.gov with more specific information.

County-run testing clinics will also be closed on Thursday. Residents with appointments that day will be notified to reschedule. More information on COVID-19 testing clinics and instructions on how to make an appointment can be found at www.MoCoCOVIDtesting.org.

Inclement Weather Expected

Heavy snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain are in the forecast Thursday for much of Maryland, prompting the National Weather Service to issue alerts across the state.

Montgomery County is under a winter storm warning from 3 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.

Parts of central and northern Maryland could see 4 to 8 inches of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain by Friday morning. Ice could be about 0.1 inch.

The Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area is likely to see 3 to 6 inches of snow, based on the projections, with up to 0.25 inch ice that could lead to outages and make travel nearly impossible.

Due to icy and slippery conditions, people should watch their first few steps outside on stairs, driveways, and sidewalks.

Travel could be very difficult, possibly impacting the morning or evening commute. If people must drive, they should keep an extra flashlight, as well as food and water in their vehicles.

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