Photos: DC region hit with snowy Saturday

Urgent D.C. #starbucksing during today's burst of heavy snow

A photo posted by Dave Dildine (@dildinedave) on Jan 7, 2017 at 5:20pm PST

Patterns in the #snow

A photo posted by Kate Ryan (@kateryanwtop) on Jan 7, 2017 at 4:35pm PST

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" "Let me guess: cocoa with extra marshmallows?" "You know me so well!" #yarddecorationschat

A photo posted by Kate Ryan (@kateryanwtop) on Jan 7, 2017 at 4:53pm PST

A thin layer of snow was enough for this boy to sled down a steep hill in Lake Accotink Park in Fairfax County. (WTOP/Abigail Constantino)

The foot bridge in Fairfax County's Lake Accotink in Springfield, Virginia, is covered in a few inches of snow on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Abigail Constantino) — The foot bridge in Fairfax County’s Lake Accotink in Springfield, Virginia, is covered in a few inches of snow on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Abigail Constantino)

Snow covers the footbridge at Lake Accotink in Springfield, Virginia, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Abigail Constantino)

The snowy scene at Metro Center around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Courtesy @justBigL on Twitter)

A parking lot is covered in snow Saturday around 12:30 p.m. in Wheaton, Md. (Courtesy Chris Wathen on Twitter)

Snowfall captured in Clarendon. (Courtesy Kelly Lyles on Twitter)

Snow falls heavily on Wisconsin Avenue NW in D.C. around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

People shield their heads from the snow on Wisconsin Ave. NW in D.C. around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) — A person leaving Starbucks shields themselves from the snow on Wisconsin Avenue NW in D.C. around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Snow plows tackle Route 27 and 460 Saturday in Appomattox County, Va. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

A police vehicle sits at the side of the road on Route 288 at Woolridge in Chesterfield County, Va., Saturday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

@WTOP Tysons Corner pic.twitter.com/cBCxFrcYGd
— Sean (@Zenifgar) January 7, 2017

A video of snow coming down in Tysons Corner, Va. (Courtesy @Zenifgar on Twitter) (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

Snow covers Powhite Parkway in North Chesterfield County, Va., Saturday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

Snow falls at 7th and T Street Northwest in D.C. Saturday around noon. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)

Snow covers a winding, wintry road Saturday in Calvert County, Md. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

On a driveway in Calvert County, Md., the snow measures in at 3 inches around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

Snow comes down hard around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Columbia, Md. (Courtesy @JustinMBoudreau on Twitter)

Four and a half inches of snow coated the ground by 11:30 a.m. in Calvert County, Md. (Courtesy Jim White)

Right now, Silver Spring, Md. Snow! ❄️ @santiagomfpr @StormHour @WTOP pic.twitter.com/5FP44T3Nmn
— Maria del Carmen (@MCAOS) January 7, 2017

Snow falls in Silver Spring around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Courtesy Maria del Carmen) (Courtesy Jim White)

@WTOP snowing near McLean, VA pic.twitter.com/BR02HAISmx
— Mira2017 (@MiraCristine) January 7, 2017

Snow flurries come down around noon Saturday near Mclean, Va. (Courtesy MiraCristine on Twitter) (Courtesy Jim White)

Outside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center in Northwest D.C., snow falls and coats the ground. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)

After a break.... the snow is coming down hard again in Fredericksburg. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/SUCyvULLez
— Kathy Stewart (@KStewartWTOP) January 7, 2017

After a break, snow comes down hard again in Fredericksburg, Va. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart) (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)

Just a bit of snow in #DC today. Looking out from the Lincoln Memorial. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/BJqriPR0I3
— Johnny Laursen (@WarriorsLaursen) January 7, 2017

(Courtesy Isaac DeSanto)

Snow falls steadily Saturday morning in Cathedral Commons in D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

About 8,400 area motorists called AAA Mid-Atlantic for help with their cars in the extreme cold snap Friday through Sunday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) — Snow dusts Idaho Avenue in Northwest D.C. Saturday morning. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Pretreatment held on the roads as of 10 a.m. Saturday in Friendship Heights, Md., but sidewalks were a bit messier. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

WTOP’s Michelle Basch captures cat Batman investigating a snowy deck Saturday in Calvert County, Md. About 2-3 inches of snow had accumulated there by 9:45 a.m. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

@WTOP today in Rock Creek Park (beach dr) md pic.twitter.com/f1V1GBurEa
— MARIA (@MMMaryluna) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Michelle Basch)

Snow coats the trees along the roads in Virginia on Saturday morning. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

Downtown D.C. saw a light dusting by 9:30 a.m Saturday, with flurries not yet sticking to the windshield. (WTOP/Ralph Fox)

A dog gives a shake in light snow falling Saturday morning in Charles County, Md. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

A light dusting of snow coated Charles County, Md. Saturday morning. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Things that make you go hmm. Even in the snow non-stop people coming to put air in their tires.
PS- I was one of them! @WTOP pic.twitter.com/lnf399LSok
— Kathy Stewart (@KStewartWTOP) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Light snow not stoping @TheJusticeDept construction near @NoMaBID @wmata station. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/EJDilvx2px
— Mark Lyon (@markhlyon) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

@WTOP 40% snow in Damascus, MD pic.twitter.com/KlBs4GL4WV
— SprehnSVHS (@SprehnSVHS) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

Snow began falling more heavily in Fredericksburg shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service said it was 21 degrees in the area but felt more like 11 degrees. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart) — Snow began falling more heavily on Route 1 in Fredericksburg, Va., shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday, and roads began to look messier. The National Weather Service said it was 21 degrees in the area but felt more like 11 degrees. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

#WeatherAlertDay Dusting to 1" DC metro this Saturday, higher totals southeast. StormTeam4 timing #NBC4DC & App pic.twitter.com/wqWl1VkJTH
— Tom Kierein (@TomKierein) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

FILE - A snow plow and salt truck driver told WTOP's Kathy Stewart Saturday morning he was working on the ramps of Interstate 95, but said roads were still slippery and people should be careful. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart) — A snow plow and salt truck driver told WTOP’s Kathy Stewart Saturday morning he was working on the ramps of Interstate 95, but said roads were still slippery and people should be careful. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

#Virginia troopers overnight responded to 106 crashes & aided 58 stuck motorists. #StayOffTheRoads as #snow2017 is still falling #wxva pic.twitter.com/fOqTzTxH0s
— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

A worker at a Wawa in Fredericksburg, Va., told WTOP's Kathy Stewart Saturday morning that they were worried about driving home due to winter weather conditions. The Virginia Department of Transportation urged people to stay off the roads Saturday. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

Snow is covering roads in Middle Peninsula, No. Neck, Caroline and, increasingly, Fred'burg area. Pls. stay off the roads during the storm.
— VDOT Fredericksburg (@VaDOTFRED) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

At a rest stop on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg, Va., on Saturday morning, WTOP Reporter Kathy Stewart tweeted that "folks may not be loving that forecasters predict up to a foot of snow in Southeastern VA." (WTOP/Kathy Stewart) — At a rest stop on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg, Va., on Saturday morning, WTOP Reporter Kathy Stewart tweeted that “folks may not be loving that forecasters predict up to a foot of snow in Southeastern VA.” (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

Seeing snow falling in Maryland, from flurries to blowing snow! Worst hitting the Eastern Shore; drive with caution no matter where you go! pic.twitter.com/oNsjpvz1Tp
— LaurelCityOEM (@LaurelCityOEM) January 7, 2017

(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

A snow plow train on I-95 in Stafford. Va gov declared state of emergency. Hampton Roads area expecting to get hammered. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/y1cM8YiGTZ
— Kathy Stewart (@KStewartWTOP) January 7, 2017

WTOP Reporter Kathy Stewart hit the roads Saturday morning to witness the region’s preparation for expected snow. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart) (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

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