A combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow overnight from Monday into Tuesday morning closed schools in all five Mid-Shore counties and led to slippery conditions on area roads and sidewalks Tuesday morning, Feb. 10.
Despite the icy conditions, no serious traffic accidents were reported Tuesday morning by the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police. The sheriff’s office reported a multiple-vehicle accident on Route 50 west on the Kent Narrows bridge in which one person sustained minor injuries. There was also a three-vehicle accident on Route 213 north near Northbrook, but no injuries were reported.
Other single-vehicle accidents occurred on Shine Smith Road, Starr Road, Perry’s Corner Road and Spaniard’s Neck Road, but no injuries were reported, according to the sheriff’s office.
A winter weather advisory for the Eastern Shore was issued Monday night by the National Weather Service, warning of light mixed freezing precipitation. “The ice will make travel very difficult on all untreated surfaces tonight,” the advisory stated.
By 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the precipitation had ended but icy conditions remained in some areas, the Weather Service said.
Looking ahead at later in the week, the Weather Service said that “a harsh Arctic outbreak is likely” over the Presidents Day holiday weekend with accumulating snow possible on Thursday and Saturday.
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