Prince George's County Preps For 5 Inches Of Snow

LANDOVER, MD — Prince George's County officials on Friday urged residents to prepare for bad roads as the weather forecast boosted snowfall predictions to 5 inches for the area. Prince George's County Public Schools is canceling activities for Saturday, Dec. 9, in anticipation of slick roads.

The National Weather Service has issued issued a winter weather advisory for the Baltimore-Washington area calling for 2 to 5 inches of snow. The winter weather advisory lasts from midnight to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9.

The Prince George’s County Office of Homeland Security/Office of Emergency Management said residents should take steps to prepare for extreme weather as the potential for cold temperatures are prevalent this winter season.

“It is critical to the safety of all our residents that we prepare and take precautions for the upcoming winter season,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III. “I encourage all Prince Georgians to utilize the resources and advice of the Prince George’s County Office of Emergency Management by knowing where the County warming centers are, checking in on family, friends, and neighbors, preparing emergency kits, and signing up for text alert notifications. Preparing today will prevent a disaster in the future.”

Some of these steps include:

• Ensuring awareness of local warming centers;
• Checking on elderly/disabled relatives and neighbors;
• Dressing appropriately for winter weather and monitoring symptoms of hypothermia;
• Making an emergency kit for at least three days of self-sufficiency;
• Preparing a winter to-go kit for your car; and
• Registering for Alert Prince George’s to receive emergency information from the National Weather Service and OHS/OEM

Warming Centers
Warming Centers are heated public facilities whereby residents can go during periods of extreme cold temperatures to stay warm and seek temporary relief from the cold. A number of facilities throughout Prince George's County have been designated as warming centers.

Additional preparedness information can be found and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website or the OEM website. Also follow us on Facebook and Twitter to obtain current preparedness tips.

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