My husband called to say that he had been out and about in the Woodlawn area between about 11:30 and 1:00 p.m. It was fine when he went out, but the return trip was kind of dicey. There was no sign of salt trucks, the streets (Woodlawn Drive, Gwynn Oak Avenue) were slushy and getting slippery, and folks were sliding around. He was happy to get back to his office.

I just uploaded some photos from Arbutus. It's definitely sticking to the roads, though it's more slushy than slippery.

Up here in Hanover, PA, we are seemingly approaching the 2 inch mark. It started around 11:15 and has been pretty steady. Roads seems to be fine however, just a little slushy.

Catonsville is a mess - only eastbound 144, west of Rolling Rd N, seems to have been visited by a salt truck. This is the prototypical Baltimore snow: 32 degrees. As soon as a tire runs over the snow it compresses to ice and we have vehicles of all sorts stuck in one way or another. Many drivers have not cleaned their vehicles and they and others do not use headlights. Grrr.

Gimme a break. I've been driving around Balto County and there's no problem - other than the Maryland drivers who panic at a dusting of snow.

It's terrible in the Mount Royal/Uuniversity of Baltimore area of the city. Cars are skidding and people are slipping!

Charles Village/JHU has 3 to 4 inches, stuck to roads. slippery, no salt or plows. Many fender benders from folks not allowing enough stopping distance.

Around noon in a Glen Burnie parking lot: I went out to clear the car, starting with the driver side window and circling around. By the time I got back to the driver side window, it was covered again! As I watched big, fat, sloppy snowflakes splatter and pile up on the roof, I knew that getting home would be slow going and slushy, and it was.

Belcamp, Harford County (near Aberdeen) here. I just measured the snow in my backyard. We have about 2.5 inches as of 3:00 pm. Still snowing at a moderate rate.

Here in Charles Village, it's sticking; in some parts it's icy, in some just slushy. I HAVE seen the salt trucks going by, but roads are still slippery.

And hey, y'all, as a born and bred Pittsburgher who grew up with tons of snow, please lay off the "I know how to drive in snow, it's everybody else out there who doesn't!" Just because you know how to drive in snow -- or think you do -- that doesn't change the laws of physics. Snow = slippery and dangerous, period.

We were coming home to Hampden from downtown. 83 was a mess and backed up. It didn't look like anything had been plowed. We slid a lot.

Rain in Arbutus now too. There's just enough sleet on top of the snow and now rain to make some truly painful snowballs.

I'm keeping an ear out for the whiny neighbor kid. I expect him to cry bloody murder the first time he takes one in the ear.

Back to sleet. That didn't last long.

Here in New Jersey it's overcast. I will keep you posted as conditions change! Safety first!

It just took me an hour and 40 minutes to get from work to home - and it usually takes about 15 minutes! I was driving from Stevenson Rd in Pikesville, right near the 695 exit, to my house in the 3000 block of Keswick. It was a nightmare. Lots of accidents, very crowded highways and secondary streets. Stay off the roads if you have any choice!

Northern Pkwy and Coldspring Lane, Roland Avenue and N. Charles St, and many side streets were absolutely horrendous. It took me 2 hours to travel what normally takes 20 minutes, tops. The City is really missing the wisdom of Mr. Winfield. May he rest in peace.

Annapolis is a nasty mix of snow, rain, and sleet. The roads are a mess and haven't even been salted yet.

We just had a burst of heavy snow in Arbutus, and it's continuing as light snow. We have 3-4 inches right now, 1 to 2 on the roads.

EXTREMELY hazardous...it seems a bit of ice coats the road anywhere there is a layer of snow.
People that are out in it are advised to drive somewhere in the neighborhod os FIVE MILES an hour.

Still steady snow up here (with a tad bit of rain mixed in). Up to about 3-4 inches now. Can't wait for the sleet and freezing rain tonight/tomorrow. Should make for a fun ride to work.

On a side note: I was traveling to a customer's house who lived right near the state line..in PA the road was a mess, had not been plowed....as soon as I crossed the line into MD...clear as day.

For those of you who think you have it bad in MD, move up here and deal with the townships and boroughs and then come talk to me.

On the way home from DE, ran into big pieces of hail just before crossing the Tydings bridge. The bridge was a big foggy white out, kinda scary. Finally made it to the winding backroads of the Hereford Zone and had trouble getting up a hill and had to be rescued by a spouse with a 4 wheel drive. Home at last, only to find the TV satellite dish is snow covered so cant watch American Idol tonight-Bummer!!

Here in western howard county it remained snow throughout most of the storm with the exception of some sleep and freezing rain now

before the sleet and freezing rain started we measured about 5.5-6 inches of snow!!

I moved from Maryland 4 years ago to Coalville Utah. We get about 500 inches of snow a year. My kids have never missed a day of school from weather. We typically drop below zero every night and it snows daily. Marylanders are such pansy's, when it comes to a couple inches of snow. Go buy your milk bread and TP.

Duane in Utah

I love this snow photo:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/blog/morewarming%20005.jpg

Sleet is not hail! They are two totally different things. I hate it when people say its hailing outside when in fact its sleeting.

Duane in Utah:

Not to start an argument with you, but

What is the water equivalent of that 500 inches? Remember here on the East Coast, it is normally in the neighborhood of 10:1 - 10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of water. I grew up in NE Indiana, where the ratio is closer to 12:1 - one foot of snow equals 1 inch of water. I understand that parts of the Rockies have ratios of up to 70:1 (ever hear of "champagne powder" in the ski resorts of central Colorado?).

The lower the ratio, the wetter the snow, it usually is closer to 32 degrees, and the easier it is to compact to ice. The dryer the snow, usually the temps are also much lower, and the more difficult it is to compact the snow down to ice.