Washington shuts down as winter returns
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The forecast of nearly 30 centimeters snow was enough to shut down much of Washington yesterday, with the federal government closing its offices in the capital area.
Snow began falling in the capital early in the morning, and officials warned people to stay off treacherous, icy roads. Schools were canceled, bus service was halted in places and federal government workers in the DC area were told to stay home.
The latest frigid blow of the harsh winter threatened as much as 25 centimeters of snow by the end of the day in Washington, Baltimore and elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic region. Up to 15 centimeters of snow was predicted to the north in Philadelphia, while nearly 30 centimeters of snow was expected in parts of New Jersey.
Virginia’s Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency.
School systems in Baltimore, Washington and many suburban areas were closed, as were all Smithsonian museums except for the National Air and Space Museum. However, the US Supreme Court was expected to be open.
The wintry weather moved across much of the United States on Sunday. More than 2,200 flights in the US were canceled early yesterday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. There are more than 30,000 flights in the US on a typical day.
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