Maryland Winter Storm May Bring Plowable Snow To Some Counties, 8 Inches To Others

MARYLAND — Another winter storm could hit Maryland later this week. The forecast is still uncertain, but most of the state could see 2 to 5 inches on Friday.

"Confidence is high on an accumulating snowfall across most of the area but remains low with regards to totals," the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion.

Southern Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula are currently expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Parts of St. Mary's and Calvert counties may get 5 to 8 inches.

The southern portions of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties may collect 4 to 5 inches. The northern halves of both jurisdictions are on track for 3 to 4 inches.

Most of these areas are preparing for 2 to 3 inches:

• Montgomery County
• Howard County
• Baltimore City
• Baltimore County
• Harford County
• Cecil County

The National Weather Service is still uncertain about the exact timing and intensity of the storm. Officials have not yet issued any weather alerts for Central Maryland.

"Should the track move further west, then areas like southern MD and the I-95 corridor may see significant changes in potential impacts and snowfall totals," the National Weather Service said. "Guidance will continue to zero in on a potential track over the next few days."

The Baltimore region has tallied 11.8 inches of snow this month. That's nearly 7 inches more than normal. It's still less than the record-setting January 1996, which had 32.6 inches by now.

"The time of the year and the current pattern is ripe for an East Coast snowstorm this weekend," Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said in an AccuWeather forecast, noting that Northeastern states may get a blizzard. "All current evidence suggests that the storm will be close enough for at least a major New England snowstorm."

Visit weather.gov/lwx/ to get the latest storm information.

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