County Encourages Citizens to Take Caution During Winter Weather

100 W. Washington Street, Suite 1401

Hagerstown, MD 21740 | 240.313.2380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Danielle Crabb, Director

Phone: 240-313-2384

Email: dcrabb@washco-md.net

COUNTY ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO TAKE CAUTION DURING WINTER WEATHER

Inclement Weather and Closings

HAGERSTOWN, MD (March 20, 2018) – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Washington County until 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Washington County Division of Emergency Services encourages citizens to plan accordingly as road conditions could become hazardous due to the forecasted 8 to 14 inches of expected snowfall.

All activities associated with the Washington County Recreation Department are cancelled for March 20, 2018.

Please continue to monitor weather conditions. For further updates, please follow the Washington County Government Facebook page.

For additional information contact Public Relations and Marketing Director Danielle Crabb

at 240-313-2384.

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