A storm system from the south brought snow to the D.C. area Saturday, with a winter weather advisory in effect for most counties. See photos, videos and tweets chronicling the snowy weather. Have photos or videos to share? Tweet them @wtop or email talkback@wtop.com.
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)
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)
WTOP/Abigail Constantino
Snow covers the footbridge at Lake Accotink in Springfield, Virginia, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.
(WTOP/Abigail Constantino)
WTOP/Abigail Constantino
The snowy scene at Metro Center around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.
(Courtesy @justBigL on Twitter)
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)
Courtesy Chris Wathen on Twitter
Snowfall captured in Clarendon. (Courtesy Kelly Lyles on Twitter)
Courtesy Kelly Lyles on Twitter
Snow falls heavily on Wisconsin Avenue NW in D.C. around noon Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Snow plows tackle Route 27 and 460 Saturday in Appomattox County, Va.
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
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)
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/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)
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)
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 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)
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.
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)
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
A snow plow train on I-95 in Stafford. Va gov declared state of emergency. Hampton Roads area expecting to get hammered. @WTOPpic.twitter.com/y1cM8YiGTZ
WTOP Reporter Kathy Stewart hit the roads Saturday morning to witness the region’s preparation for expected snow. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)