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First-Day-of-Spring Snow Totals Around Bel Air

The National Weather Service provides preliminary reports on accumulations.

Winter is having its last hurrah until spring officially starts at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

A rain-snow mix hit Bel Air in the morning rush hour, and Harford County was under a winter weather advisory until 2 p.m. for snow. Approximately 1 to 3 inches of snow were projected.

Here are preliminary snow totals from the National Weather Service:

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  • 2.3 inches in Norrisville; reported at 2:30 p.m.
  • 1.2 inches in Havre de Grace; reported at 9:37 a.m.
  • 1 inch in east Norrisville; reported at 8:44 a.m.

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The most snow so far is in Allegany County, where Frostburg had 6 inches at approximately 11:30 a.m.; and Washington County, where Cascade had 6 inches at 2 p.m.

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Schools opened on a normal schedule in Harford County.

Carroll County (where Westminster was reporting 3.3 inches of snow by 10:30 a.m.) and Baltimore County’s Hereford Zone (where Phoenix was reporting 2 inches at 9 a.m.) opened on a two-hour delay Friday. Allegany County Public Schools were closed.

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