Baltimore Mayor’s Office: Update on Winter Storm Management
Baltimore Mayor’s Office: Update on Winter Storm Management
NWS Moves to Winter Storm Warning, Snow Teams Continue To Pre-Treat Roads & Prepare Plows, Code Blue Declaration Issued
BALTIMORE, MD (Sunday, January 5, 2025) – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott issued the following update regarding preparations being made to confront the impending winter storm that is forecasted to cause significant snow accumulation, dangerous road conditions, and freezing temperatures across Baltimore.
The Baltimore City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will activate at 9:00 p.m. ahead of snowfall expected to begin later Sunday night.
For updated weather forecasts and traffic conditions, residents should tune into local news stations, check social media resources and visit the city’s snow page at snow.baltimore city.gov.
Forecast Update
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning, beginning at 10:00 p.m and lasting until Tuesday, January 7 at 1:00 a.m. Total snow and sleet accumulation could be as high as 12 inches in some places.
These conditions will continue to cause snowy and icy conditions on roadways across the city, but Baltimore City Department of Transportation crews are prepared to plow and have been pre-treating roads, particularly on-ramps, bridges, and main thoroughfares. They will continue to treat and plow roads, as needed, throughout the day and night.
Icy conditions and streets that need to be re-treated can be called-in to 3-1-1 or submitted to the 3-1-1 app.
Ongoing Road Treatment & Crew Deployment
Department of Transportation snow crews and contractors are fully activated in preparation for this storm. Crews are currently pre-treating roads and are poised to begin plow operations when necessary. Over the weekend, they conducted pre-treatment of primary roadways, city gateways, bridges and overpasses and will continue to treat as needed.
Main streets, school zones, and emergency routes to hospitals are always the first areas to be plowed and salted. Once those priority routes are handled, primary and secondary zones will receive treatment.
Full deployment of the crews continues, with over 250 DOT snow vehicles/equipment currently deployed and over 400 additional contractor vehicles were activated beginning at 5:00 p.m. for the duration of the event.
Closures & Service Delays
Baltimore City Government will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Essential employees, and employees designated as emergency essential (for the current weather event), including those who work the afternoon and evening shift(s), must report to work and/or remain at work as scheduled, unless informed otherwise by their agency head, designee, or immediate supervisor. Additional information or questions should be addressed by the Office of Labor Commissioner or immediate supervisors.
Baltimore City Schools have also announced that schools will be closed on Monday, January 6. School essential employees should report on time. Non-essential district office employees will work remotely.
For more information about inclement weather-related closures, visit www.baltimorecityschools.org/