This weekend’s blizzard dropped more than 30 inches of snow in parts of Frederick County, according to the National Weather Service.

The largest accumulation reported was in New Market, with 35 inches at 3:34 p.m. on Saturday. The northwest Frederick area was next with 33.5 inches at 2:30 p.m. and east Walkersville and Brunswick with 32 inches at 2:05 and 1:15 p.m., respectively. Other reports were 31 inches in Rosemont and northwest Ballenger Creek and 30 inches in northeast Jefferson.
Frederick News-Post archives show that the area got 31 inches of snow in a 1983 blizzard.
Frederick County Public Schools announced on Saturday that school will be closed for students on Monday.
On Saturday afternoon, the roof of the newly renovated John J. Dillon Field House at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg partially collapsed. The building has an unusual energy-saving fabric roof that was just completed last October. The building underwent $2.5 million in renovations in 2015.

States of emergency
Gov. Larry Hogan signed two executive orders on Friday, according to his office. One declared a state of emergency. The other allowed for “extended deliveries of commodities related to winter weather relief, such as petroleum products, propane, food, water, medical supplies, generators, restoration of electricity and snow and debris removal equipment.”
Hogan also on Saturday night ordered that I-270, along with I-70 from Washington County to the Baltimore Beltway, be closed until 7 a.m. on Sunday to everyone except emergency personnel, citing snow-related traffic incidents.

Frederick Mayor Randy McClement said late Saturday morning he had been out on the roads with snowplow crews since 1 a.m. Crews were only working on snow emergency routes.
“It’s really nasty out here,” he said. “We’re just asking everybody just to please, please, please just stay home. There’s very little vehicle traffic. So we’re very happy with that.”
He said some people have started to walk outdoors, but he urges them not to as it’s difficult for plow drivers to see pedestrians. “We can’t see you and we can’t stop very quickly,” McClement said.There were no major emergencies overnight Friday into Saturday, according to officials at the Emergency Communications Center. McClement said a water main break in the city was fixed Friday night.

Vehicles going off the road
Sgt. Vinson Smith said Maryland State Police received calls for a few people driving and getting stuck while going to get food. He said the only reason for cars to be on the road is an emergency. If it is, people should call 911.
“It’s gotten so bad that plow trucks are getting stuck,” he said. “It’s whiteout blizzard conditions.”Troopers are stationed throughout the county in case of an emergency, he said.

Frederick County Director of Emergency Management Jack Markey said there weren’t any crashes Saturday — just motorists slipping off roadways who needed assistance. He said the majority of roadways have one lane open. Roads maintained by the state are by and large getting cleared, he said, but a number of other roads are impassable.
County snow plows left the roads at 6 p.m. Saturday to give crews a break, he said. They will begin again Sunday morning around 6 or 7 a.m. State Highway Administration crews were still out plowing snow.

Frederick County spokeswoman Robin Santangelo said the Emergency Operations Center was partially activated for the blizzard, bringing together multiple public safety agencies.

County government did not open shelters because travel was dangerous, she said.County crews started plowing at 5:45 a.m., Santangelo said.Frederick County spokeswoman Vivian Laxton said residents should remain home while road crews plow major county roads. At least 90 pieces of county equipment and an additional 33 equipment from contractors were scheduled to be deployed, she said. “We encourage people to sit back and enjoy hot coffee or chocolate. … Take it easy,” she said. “Don’t go shoveling all at once. Do it in short spells and stretch before you shovel. It’s a lot of physical exertion. Try to push the snow — don’t lift it — and just be careful.”

Challenges in Walkersville
Power stays on
About 23 FirstEnergy customers in Mount Airy were without power as of 10 a.m., but power was restored by 10:50 a.m. No power outages in the county were reported as of Saturday evening.

Potomac Edison spokesman Todd Meyers said there have only been a few instances of power failure in the area. Crews have not been too busy, as the snow has been light and the wind hadn’t gone above 30 mph, that he’s seen, he said.
“Those couple of things have helped out quite a bit,” he said.
Crews in four-wheel-drive vehicles with chains on the tires have been strategically placed around the county, he said.
“The workload itself has not even begun to challenge our crews,” Meyers said. “We have plenty of help if we need it, but so far, it has not been necessary.”
Around 24 hours into the storm, the State Highway Administration was still busy keeping up with the snowfall.
“We are continuing with plowing and salting operations,” spokeswoman Kellie Boulware said. “Our main goal ... is to try to make sure we’re keeping pace with the storm.”

The SHA had 125 administration and contract vehicles plowing and salting Frederick County highways, trying to keep one lane passable for emergency responders.
“We’re looking at a few days of cleanup,” Boulware said. “We won’t see bare pavement, I think, for quite some time.”

Melissa Lambdin, a spokeswoman for Frederick Memorial Hospital, said things went smoothly Saturday despite the heavy snow. Some staff members were planning to stay at the hospital again Saturday night.
About 20 volunteer drivers and hospital staff were driving other staff members and patients to their homes throughout the day.
“They anticipate having the same crew tomorrow,” Lambdin said at about 7 p.m. Saturday.
According to Lambdin, hospital staff will take time Sunday to evaluate whether they will still need volunteer drivers Monday.

Staff Writers Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Sylvia Carignan and Kelsi Loos contributed to this report.