Snowstorm Brings Out Sledders, Plows in Potomac
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Snowstorm Brings Out Sledders, Plows in Potomac

Enjoying the snow at Bretton Woods.

Enjoying the snow at Bretton Woods. Photo by Deb Stevens.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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Photo by Mary Kimm

Montgomery County Public Schools were closed Monday, Jan. 14. The county received 10.8 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

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Photo by Mary Kimm

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service responded to about 300 calls for service — 10 percent were collisions — due to the snowstorm, according to its spokesman Pete Piringer. Crews were challenged all day on a variety of calls — car crashes, sledding accidents, and cooking mishaps. Maryland State Police said they responded to over 1,000 calls for service during this winter storm as of Sunday, Jan. 13, about 10 p.m. including 264 crashes throughout the state.

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Photo by Mary Kimm

A cardinal perches in the snow.

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Photo by Deb Stevens

Trucks ready to plow the snow.

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