Parts of Maryland are under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Thursday as freezing rain and sleet showered the area overnight and into the early morning.
State officials have recorded 24 deaths related to the cold weather as of Jan. 18, according to the latest data available from the Maryland Department of Health.
Most of the state is under a cold weather advisory, with the far western edges of the state under an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service.
In the case of snow, rain, ice, wind, sleet and other harsh winter weather, here are ways to prepare and places to get emergency alerts for Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.