Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

With freezing rain expected overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, Montgomery County officials are encouraging residents to prepare for slippery roads and bridges. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation Storm Operations Center (SOC) will activate at 11 p.m. Wednesday to monitor weather and treatment operations.

Storm crews will be monitoring pavement conditions and responding as necessary. A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect for Montgomery County at 10 p.m. tonight. It is expected that freezing rain will begin in the area shortly after midnight, leaving ice accumulations of a glaze to a tenth of an inch before the precipitation transitions to plain rain around midday on Thursday. Hazardous conditions will likely impact the Thursday morning commute.

Icing could produce downed wires and power outages. Sign up for Alert Montgomery, the County's emergency warning system that sends alerts to cell phones, emails or via text messages.

The power utilities serving Montgomery County are Pepco, BG&E and First Energy. Each has a downloadable mobile app for reporting power outages. They also can be contacted by phone at:

BGE: 877-778-2222
Potomac Edison/First Energy: 1-888-544-4877
PEPCO: 1-877-737-2662

In case of water main breaks or other issues, contact the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission at 301-206-4002 or at [email protected].

Report downed trees on the public right-of-way by contacting the County's Call Center by calling 311 or online. If downed wires are sparking, call 911.

More information about preparing for the storm, storm operations and submitting service requests is available on the County’s snow portal online at montgomerycountymd.gov/snow.

Follow @MCDOTNow on Twitter and Facebook for frequent Montgomery County storm operations updates.

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Release ID: 22-159
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282