Rachel Sadon
Update 5 p.m.: Heavy snow, poor visibility, and people fleeing the office have left the roads in a messy state. Be careful out there.
DRIVE WITH CAUTION! ❄️
NW DC experiencing heavy snow, limited driver visibility & partially treated roads! @suepalkafox5dc @caitlinrothfox5 will have the latest at 5PM @garyfox5dc will hit the roads for the latest w/your commute! @fox5dc #FOX5SnowDay #FOX5DC #Weather pic.twitter.com/3zEF6qNov8— nicksmithnews™ (@nicksmithnews) January 29, 2019
About the Tuesday evening rush and so it begins, 16th Street northbound is gridlocked. @PoPville @DCist @capitalweather
Thanks @USOPM 😡 pic.twitter.com/7AG69lKSgH
— Dan Lawrence ✊🏽 (@danwlawrence) January 29, 2019
Oh, I'm fine. It's just that, because of the snowfall in the DC region, I was stuck on the train for 1.5 hours longer than I wanted to be, and the drive home was slow due to untreated roads.
— Sam Block, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 (@polyphanes) January 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/Neo_Globe/status/1090349008244088832
Original: With snow forecasted to muck up the evening commute and a winter weather advisory in effect, federal workers and most of the region’s students will be released early today.
Rain will turn slushy and snowy around 3 p.m.; a total snowfall of one to two inches is expected in the District this afternoon and evening. With temperatures above freezing, it’s not clear how much will stick to the roadways, but the National Weather Service warns that the roads could become icy as the mercury falls later tonight.
Precip will overspread the area later this morning as a cold front crosses the area. Light snow is expected mainly north of I-70 and west of Route 15 with rain south & east of there. Then, rain changes to all snow around sunset everywhere before ending by midnight. #DCwx #MDwx pic.twitter.com/ddR7QzNBOO
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 29, 2019
Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for portions of the area Tuesday and Tuesday evening. See the graphic and https://t.co/t54l4ELo2o for more information. pic.twitter.com/EORvDlHnkW
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 28, 2019
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced that offices will have a two-hour early departure. D.C. public schools and recreation centers are canceling evening activities, with the exception of aftercare programs, and D.C.’s public libraries will close at 5:30 p.m. And most of the region’s suburban school districts are closing early, including those in Montgomery County, Arlington, Alexandria, Prince George’s County, and Fairfax.
It’s the beginning of several days of Winter Weather for the D.C. region, with wind chills in the single digits tomorrow and Thursday.
The District has activated its hypothermia alert. The city’s shelter hotline can be reached at (202) 399-7093 or at 311.
