Three days into the new year, residents of Baltimore City and other parts of Maryland saw their first snow of 2022 on Monday.
The Baltimore area could see 3 to 7 inches of snow accumulation, according to the National Weather Service. A winter storm warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday.
Some residents embraced the wintry weather with whimsy and wonder, while others would have preferred to have gone without.
As crews treated city streets, Baltimore officials urged people to stay off the roads Monday morning or to drive slowly if they have to go out.
.@BMoreCityDOT crews are on the job working to make sure our roads are safe. Stay off the roads unless you absolutely have to travel. We expect to see about 4-8 inches of snow. A Winter Storm Warning will remain in effect until 4:00pm.https://t.co/Ap9PymSyb9
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) January 3, 2022
Snow was the medium of choice for some Baltimore artistic creations, including this shark in Southwest Baltimore.
Snow Shark sighted Wilkens and St. Charles in Baltimore… At the MASK SHOP!! CALL THE PRESS!! pic.twitter.com/nohJ1AcdTe
— Jeff Semmerling (@maskartists) January 3, 2022
The snowfall made for some nice scenes across Charm City.
In Roland Park, the snow conjured a winter wonderland.
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Meanwhile, at the Inner Harbor, snow fell over the National Aquarium and other parts of the waterfront.
First snow in Baltimore! ????❄️ pic.twitter.com/REe2QBFvBA
— Samantha Sankovich (@agent_sank) January 3, 2022
And elsewhere in Baltimore, snow delicately decorated a wooded area.
First snow ⛄️ of 2022 here in Baltimore. Not much but still pretty. #snowday #maryland pic.twitter.com/UThchYaxca
— Alicia Ault (@aliciaault) January 3, 2022
Before snowplows and cars disrupted the wintry scene, one Twitter user enjoyed the quiet serenity.
To the exceptional quiet of a Baltimore snow day. This is Baltimore before cars and trucks. pic.twitter.com/7302E1yE1E
— Timothy Nohe (@TimothyNohe) January 3, 2022
Although folks had been hoping for a White Christmas, the present seems to have arrived more than a week late.
It would’ve been nice if we had snow Christmas. Now it wants to snow in Baltimore.
— Lor_Kreny (@lor_kreny) January 3, 2022
In Maryland, weather conditions are not always the most predictable, as some Twitter users noted.
We got our light snow finally! It was 64 degrees yesterday and today snow! Got to love Baltimore weather.???????? pic.twitter.com/TYiXqGrYNV
— Elizabeth (@rivercanal17304) January 3, 2022
Just when that 64 degrees tricks you, snow happens! I see you Baltimore. #snowfall2022
— A. Georgia Carthon (@DrCarthon) January 3, 2022
Some COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites closed on Monday due to the winter storm. But residents were still able to get tested at other sites.
I really drove to west Baltimore in the snow, just to take a Covid test
— Samoan Bwoi (@Yao_CBS) January 3, 2022
Some Baltimoreans were not so pleased to see the white stuff.
One Twitter user celebrated residents of southern U.S. getting to experience snowfall, but was not as enthused for the same in Baltimore.
I think it’s cute for the people in the south having a snow day. The DC/Baltimore metro, not so much. I hope y’all make snowmen in Memphis.
— Ellis Dee (@RackedNStacked) January 3, 2022
Another longed for warmer weather while cleaning off their car.
I was just roasting in Charlotte & now I’m shoveling snow off the car with a broom in Baltimore. I hate it ????
— B Perico (@Splvckavellie_) January 3, 2022
Others simply asked “Why?” and “Who asked for this?”
Why is it snowing #snow #Baltimore
— lucrativeseddie (@lorseddie) January 3, 2022
#Baltimore whose idea was this snow?
— Unreliable Narrator (@thedavidseth) January 3, 2022
Is snow falling where you’re at? How are you spending the first snow of 2022?
