Maryland Travel Advisory: Drivers Encouraged to Stay Off Roads Saturday Morning

Drivers should delay travel plans on Saturday morning, the Maryland State Highway Administration advised.

Multiple crashes were reported across the region, some involving more than a dozen vehicles.

Vehicles were spinning out due to ice on roads, where freezing rain fell overnight. Elevated surfaces, ramps and bridges were likely to be frozen over, according to state transportation officials, who advised what looks wet would most likely be icy.

Those headed to the airport should check with their airlines, according to BWI, which was treating airfield arteries and public roadways.

A winter weather advisory for sleet and freezing rain was in effect for the region until noon. After 6 a.m., officials said that snow emergency plans were in effect for Frederick and Montgomery counties as well as western Maryland.

See an updated list of state road closures from the Maryland Department of Transportation.