Based on the reports we’ve seen and what’s going on outside the windows at DCist HQ, the THUNDERSNOW or THUNDERSLEET or THUNDERHAIL or whatever you want to call it has begun to make its way into town. How convenient, as most places around town either sent people home at 3 like the feds did, shuttered early like some of the city’s universities, or will close their doors shortly, like the District’s libraries. Metro told Examiner reporter Kytja Weir that they had extra trains on standby for the pushed-back rush hour, but we’ve been hearing that most downtown stations are rather busy with people trying to beat the storm home; an issue that a disruption between Court House and East Falls Church on the Orange Line will certainly not help with. Pack your patience, Metro riders, if you’ve got any left after this morning, that is. Be safe out there, folks — especially if your commute home involves getting behind the wheel.