Schools Closed After Winter Storm

Baltimore County Public Schools are closed today because of snow-covered roads resulting from an overnight storm. 

Snow and sleet began shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday and continued through early Tuesday morning.  As of 5:30 a.m., snow was beginning to taper off but still falling around the region.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7 a.m. on Tuesday, and nearly four inches have blanketed the Parkville-Overlea area.

The Snow Emergency Plan is in effect for Baltimore County, meaning that:

• vehicles must be equipped with snow or all-weather radial tires or chains
• no parking is permitted on designated snow emergency routes

According to the Baltimore County Snow Fighter website, 450 personnel using 320 pieces of equipment began salting operations at 8 p.m. on Monday. 

Crews worked throughout the night, and the website reports that about 15-20 percent of the plowing has been completed in each region of the county. 

The website states: "450 personnel have salted all county roads. Most major roads have been plowed. Secondary roads are still snow covered. Plowing will continue throughout the day."

If you're happy to have another day off before winter draws to a close, let us know—and be sure to upload all of your snow-day photos to Parkville-Overlea Patch!  You can add photos to this article or submit them to nick.gestido@patch.com.