Maryland State Police said a snow emergency plan went into place for Baltimore County at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Motorists are required to operate vehicles that are equipped with snow tires as designated by the manufacturer or equipped with chains. Vehicles can't be parked on any highway designated as a snow emergency route. | Click here for the list of emergency routes.
A number of other Maryland counties have implemented similar emergency plans.
Shortly before noon, on the WBALTV.com "live wire" blog, one viewer reported, "Light snow in Dundalk. Beginning to stick on parking lot, cars and sidewalks." Another reported that it was "snowing pretty good" in Prince George's County.
Snow began falling on 11 TV Hill at about 11 a.m. Shaw said the snow would "persist throughout the afternoon and into the early evening."
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"Tonight's forecast still keeps some snow around, but it's generally going to be tapering off," Shaw said of the snow. "The bitter cold does continue." Low temperatures tonight will be in the low 20s.
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