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Good morning, Washington. SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! Up to four inches of the stuff, in fact. If the Washington Post’s online subhead, “Snowfall Could Be Biggest in Years,” seems a little over the top, remember that we barely had any snow last year or the year before that, so it’s technically true. But it just wouldn’t be the D.C. metro area if we didn’t turn a few inches of white stuff, which by the way will be melted by rain by the time we all go to bed tonight, into a historic event. Marc Fisher appropriately chastises Montgomery County schools for being the only school district to cancel classes once again.

Voting Rights Hearing Set for 10 a.m. As we told you yesterday, a House subcommittee hearing on the D.C. Voting Rights Act is set for 10 a.m. this morning in 2141 Rayburn, and will include testimony from Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. National Guard Iraq war veteran Yolanda Lee and former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh. Due to the hearing, many of the papers that cover Congress have their own stories about voting rights. Stay tuned to DCist for updates from the hearing.

Fire Amid the Ice: WTOP is reporting that there’s a two-alarm fire in a vacant commercial building in the 1000 block of F Street NW. The street is closed between 9th and 11th streets, adding to the snow-fueled congestion. Thankfully, since the building was vacant, no injuries have been reported.

Briefly Noted: Firefighter injured in Silver Spring blaze … City Desk has more on the police-involved shooting on 7th Street NE Monday … Old Town residents accused of being severely uptight.