Council Briefing Finds Storm Coordination Failures After January Snowstorm

The Montgomery County Council held a briefing with county agencies on February 3, 2026, focused on what went wrong during the January 25 winter storm response. A key finding was that MCPS did not contact County DOT with road and access concerns until February 1 — a full week after the storm — delaying school reopening. The Council also identified failures in the County's Winter Storm Information Portal, which showed no plowing activity while the County reported all roads had been addressed.