As snow began to envelop the region, local schools scrambled to announce cancellations of evening activities on Wednesday. Fairfax County Public Schools announced on their web site that they had canceled all school activities for Wednesday evening.

Fluffy snow was falling across the region with 2 inches already on the ground in Cumberland. The National Weather Service predicts accumulations across most of the state, ranging from an inch in central Maryland to as much as 7 inches on the Garrett County ridge tops.