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Photos: Scenes from 2017 March snowstorm

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March 14, 2017, 11:25 PM

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Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)
Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)

Courtesy Billy Khuong
Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)
Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)

Courtesy Billy Khuong
After the storm on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in D.C. (Courtesy JenBurnett via Twitter)
After the storm on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in D.C. (Courtesy JenBurnett via Twitter)

Courtesy JenBurnett via Twitter
Snow falls outside the White House, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Snow falls outside the White House, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP/Andrew Harnik
Workers clear snow outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Workers clear snow outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP/Andrew Harnik
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region.. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region.. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP/Evan Vucci
People cross 15th Street NW at the Treasury building, looking toward the Washington Monument in downtown Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
People cross 15th Street NW at the Treasury building, looking toward the Washington Monument in downtown Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Flowers that had bloomed in recent weeks are covered in ice in Baltimore's Patterson Park as a winter storm moves through the region, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Flowers that had bloomed in recent weeks are covered in ice in Baltimore’s Patterson Park as a winter storm moves through the region, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP/Patrick Semansky
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
(AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ice sticks to a windshield wiper that was propped up overnight in advance of a winter storm moving through Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Ice sticks to a windshield wiper that was propped up overnight in advance of a winter storm moving through Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP/Patrick Semansky
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)

Courtesy Kevin Hannigan
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)

Courtesy Kevin Hannigan
Scout, Virginia 9 and Elizabeth 12 her sister take a sledding break (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Scout, Virginia 9 and Elizabeth 12 her sister take a sledding break (WTOP/Dick Uliano)

WTOP/Dick Uliano
Children play in the snow at Wesley Theological Seminary on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children play in the snow at Wesley Theological Seminary on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)

WTOP/Dick Uliano
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)

WTOP/Dick Uliano
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)

WTOP/Dick Uliano
Washington's famed cherry blossoms are covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service is concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Washington’s famed cherry blossoms are covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service is concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP/Susan Walsh
Washington's famed cherry blossoms were covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service was concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Washington’s famed cherry blossoms are covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service is concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP/Susan Walsh
People visit the Washington Monument during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
People visit the Washington Monument during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP/Susan Walsh
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP/Andrew Harnik
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP/Andrew Harnik
Workers clear debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Workers clear debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region.

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
A worker clears debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A worker clears debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region.

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
A man shovels a sidewalk on G Street in Northwest D.C. near the White House on March 14, 2017. A late-winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain over much of the D.C. region. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A man shovels a sidewalk on G Street in Northwest D.C. near the White House on March 14, 2017. A late-winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain over much of the D.C. region. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Two people walk along a snow-lined sidewalk in Tenleytown on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. As much as 3 inches of snow fell on the District from a late-winter storm. The decision to open D.C. Public Schools two hours late on Tuesday surprised some partents, but drew a frosty response from some on Twitter. Most schools in the region closed. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Two people walk along a snow-lined sidewalk in Tenleytown on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. As much as 3 inches of snow fell on the District from a late-winter storm. The decision to open D.C. Public Schools two hours late on Tuesday surprised some partents, but drew a frosty response from some on Twitter. Most schools in the region closed. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
A man walks through a park in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A man walks through a park in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region.

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
A State Highway Administration truck plows along westbound Route 140 in Westminster, Md., as sleet falls Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017. (Dylan Slagle/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
A State Highway Administration truck plows along westbound Route 140 in Westminster, Md., as sleet falls Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017.

Dylan Slagle/The Baltimore Sun via AP
Let it snow! (Courtesy Chintan JP)
Let it snow! (Courtesy Chintan JP)

Courtesy Chintan JP
Route 270 at Urbana. (Courtesy Chris Degrange)

Courtesy Chris Degrange
Warrenton, Virginia at Vint Hill Farm Station. (Courtesy Lany Gagnon)

Courtesy Lany Gagnon
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
Love birds or snow birds? Two birds sit in the snow at the corner of 17th and L streets NW on a walk to work on Tuesday. (Courtesy Bruce Familant)
Love birds or snow birds? Two birds sit in the snow at the corner of 17th and L streets NW on a walk to work on Tuesday. (Courtesy Bruce Familant)

Courtesy Bruce Familant
Kate sent this photo of snow outside and sleet on the windows. (Courtesy Kate)
Courtesy Kate
The intersection of 16th and M streets in D.C. on Tuesday. (Courtesy John Katz)
The intersection of 16th and M streets in D.C. on Tuesday. (Courtesy John Katz)

Courtesy of John Katz
Tuesday morning in Greenbelt. As of noon, light snow was still falling in Greenbelt. (Courtesy Glenn Harris)
Tuesday morning in Greenbelt. As of noon, light snow was still falling in Greenbelt. (Courtesy Glenn Harris)

Courtesy Glenn Harris
The perfect snowman in Leesburg, Virginia. (Courtesy Sonya Hodge)
The perfect snowman in Leesburg, Virginia. (Courtesy Sonya Hodge)

Courtesy Sonya Hodge
(Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Children in the snow in Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
(Courtesy Robert Muskett)
A snowman in Chantilly. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
Daffodils duel with snow-laden branch of deodar cedar tree in Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy @TillyCotter via Twitter)
Daffodils duel with snow-laden branch of deodar cedar tree in Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy @TillyCotter via Twitter)

Courtesy @TillyCotter via Twitter
Just a day or so ago, the blossoms on this tree were snow white. Now, they're a dreary brown, said a WTOP listener. (Courtesy WTOP listener)
Just a day or so ago, the blossoms on this tree were snow white. Now, they’re a dreary brown, said a WTOP listener. (Courtesy WTOP listener)

Courtesy WTOP listener
Snow covers the ground in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow covers the ground in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP/Evan Vucci
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP/Evan Vucci
A man walks past the Library of Congress in the snow, on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A man walks past the Library of Congress in the snow, on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Workmen clear snow from a security barricade on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Workmen clear snow from a security barricade on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Gordonsville, Virginia, looks particularly gorgeous covered in snow and ice. (Courtesy @stagger123 via Twitter)
Gordonsville, Virginia, looks particularly gorgeous covered in snow and ice. (Courtesy @stagger123 via Twitter)

Courtesy @stagger123 via Twitter
Children, too, can follow safe shoveling practices. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Children, too, can follow safe shoveling practices. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)

Courtesy Robert Muskett
The best kind of blanket? A blanket of snow! (WTOP/Mike Moss)
The best kind of blanket? A blanket of snow! (WTOP/Mike Moss)

WTOP/Mike Moss
Two golden beauties enjoy the snow on this chilly Tuesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Moss)
Two golden beauties enjoy the snow on this chilly Tuesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Moss)

WTOP/Mike Moss
FILE -- Interstate 270, slushy and sloppy, is seen on the morning of March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Interstate 270, slushy and sloppy, is seen on the morning of March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Plows push snow on Gude Drive in Rockville, Maryland, on March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Plows push snow on Gude Drive in Rockville, Maryland, on March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Heavy sleet in Bethesda Tuesday morning. Oddly large ice pellets. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Heavy sleet in Bethesda Tuesday morning. Oddly large ice pellets. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Icicles are seen hanging off a power line in Capitol Heights, Maryland, March 14, 2017 in a photo sent in by a WTOP listener. A layer of snow, sleet and freezing blanketed the region.
Icicles are seen hanging off a power line in Capitol Heights, Maryland, March 14, 2017 in a photo sent in by a WTOP listener. A layer of snow, sleet and freezing blanketed the region.

Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

(WTO/Dave Dildine)
Some people still need to get around despite the snow. Here's how one gentleman is braving The Washington & Old Dominion Trail. (Courtesy Fazli Erdem via Twitter)
Some people still need to get around despite the snow. Here’s how one gentleman is braving The Washington & Old Dominion Trail. (Courtesy Fazli Erdem via Twitter)

Courtesy Fazli Erdem via Twitter
Dawn on Democracy Boulevard, sleet-covered and slick. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Dawn on Democracy Boulevard, sleet-covered and slick. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)

WTOP/Will Vitka
It's a quiet morning on the roads Tuesday in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
It’s a quiet morning on the roads Tuesday in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)

WTOP/Will Vitka
A slushy slog coats the Capital Beltway near the I-270 Spur. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A slushy slog coats the Capital Beltway near the I-270 Spur. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Less than an inch of snow on the ground, but roads in Arlington, Virginia, are also covered with ice. (Courtesy Miguel A. Garcia via Twitter)
Less than an inch of snow on the ground, but roads in Arlington, Virginia, are also covered with ice. (Courtesy Miguel A. Garcia via Twitter)

Courtesy Miguel A. Garcia via Twitter
(Courtesy Miguel A. Garcia via Twitter)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, road conditions Tuesday morning are "really quite awful," WTOP's Nick Iannelli said.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, road conditions Tuesday morning are “really quite awful,” WTOP’s Nick Iannelli said.

WTOP/Nick Iannelli
WTOP’s Neal Augenstein reports icy snow on the roads, not well plowed. Downtown Leesburg has some of the best conditions, he said. See dashcam footage of road conditions. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
A soft layer of snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of D.C. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)
A soft layer of snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of D.C. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)

WTOP/Hanna Choi
D.C. may not have had a white Christmas, but snowfall makes a pretty picture in March. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)
D.C. may not have had a white Christmas, but snowfall makes a pretty picture in March. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)

WTOP/Hanna Choi
Snow is seen at the Wardman Park Marriott in D.C. March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Snow is seen at the Wardman Park Marriott in D.C. March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Will Vitka)

WTOP/Will Vitka
Tuesday morning had a cold, wet start in the D.C. area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Tuesday morning had a cold, wet start in the D.C. area. (WTOP/William Vitka)

WTOP/William Vitka
Snow starts to stick on the side streets of D.C.'s Tenleytown neighborhood in Northwest. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow starts to stick on the side streets of D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood in Northwest. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
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(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow starting falling in D.C. NW a little after 7 p.m. Monday. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow starting falling in D.C. NW a little after 7 p.m. Monday. (WTOP/William Vitka)

WTOP/William Vitka
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)

WTOP/Rich Johnson
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)

WTOP/Rich Johnson
Pre-treatment on a sidewalk in Fairfax City, Virginia. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Pre-treatment on a sidewalk in Fairfax City, Virginia. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)

WTOP/Rich Johnson
Traffic Monday evening sees the nor'easter's prelude as light snow begins to fall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Traffic Monday evening sees the nor’easter’s prelude as light snow begins to fall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine
Grocers still had some yogurt in stock as shoppers prepared for the winter storm (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Grocers still had some yogurt in stock as shoppers prepared for the winter storm (WTOP/Rich Johnson)

WTOP/Rich Johnson
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Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)
Cherry Blossoms in the snow on March 14, 2017. (Courtesy Billy Khuong)
After the storm on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in D.C. (Courtesy JenBurnett via Twitter)
Snow falls outside the White House, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Workers clear snow outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region.. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
People cross 15th Street NW at the Treasury building, looking toward the Washington Monument in downtown Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Flowers that had bloomed in recent weeks are covered in ice in Baltimore's Patterson Park as a winter storm moves through the region, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ice sticks to a windshield wiper that was propped up overnight in advance of a winter storm moving through Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)
Frozen cherry blossom sin Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy Kevin Hannigan)
Scout, Virginia 9 and Elizabeth 12 her sister take a sledding break (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children play in the snow at Wesley Theological Seminary on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Children sled down a hill at Wesley Theological Seminary off Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Washington's famed cherry blossoms are covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service is concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Washington's famed cherry blossoms were covered in ice during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The National Park Service was concerned about the impact of cold weather on the blossoms. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
People visit the Washington Monument during a late winter storm in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A worker walks through the falling snow outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A sloppy, blustery late-season storm lashed the Northeast with sleet and more than a foot of snow in places, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Workers clear debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A worker clears debris after a tree branch fell on a parked car in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A man shovels a sidewalk on G Street in Northwest D.C. near the White House on March 14, 2017. A late-winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain over much of the D.C. region. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Two people walk along a snow-lined sidewalk in Tenleytown on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. As much as 3 inches of snow fell on the District from a late-winter storm. The decision to open D.C. Public Schools two hours late on Tuesday surprised some partents, but drew a frosty response from some on Twitter. Most schools in the region closed. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A man walks through a park in Baltimore, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as a winter storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A State Highway Administration truck plows along westbound Route 140 in Westminster, Md., as sleet falls Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017. (Dylan Slagle/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Let it snow! (Courtesy Chintan JP)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Chantilly, Virginia. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Love birds or snow birds? Two birds sit in the snow at the corner of 17th and L streets NW on a walk to work on Tuesday. (Courtesy Bruce Familant)
The intersection of 16th and M streets in D.C. on Tuesday. (Courtesy John Katz)
Tuesday morning in Greenbelt. As of noon, light snow was still falling in Greenbelt. (Courtesy Glenn Harris)
The perfect snowman in Leesburg, Virginia. (Courtesy Sonya Hodge)
(Courtesy Robert Muskett)
(Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Daffodils duel with snow-laden branch of deodar cedar tree in Hyattsville, Maryland. (Courtesy @TillyCotter via Twitter)
Just a day or so ago, the blossoms on this tree were snow white. Now, they're a dreary brown, said a WTOP listener. (Courtesy WTOP listener)
Snow covers the ground in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Workmen clear snow in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow covers the ground outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A man walks past the Library of Congress in the snow, on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Workmen clear snow from a security barricade on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow covers Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. A late-season storm is dumping a messy mix of snow, sleet and rain on the mid-Atlantic, complicating travel, knocking out power and closing schools and government offices around the region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Gordonsville, Virginia, looks particularly gorgeous covered in snow and ice. (Courtesy @stagger123 via Twitter)
Children, too, can follow safe shoveling practices. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
The best kind of blanket? A blanket of snow! (WTOP/Mike Moss)
Two golden beauties enjoy the snow on this chilly Tuesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Moss)
FILE -- Interstate 270, slushy and sloppy, is seen on the morning of March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Plows push snow on Gude Drive in Rockville, Maryland, on March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Heavy sleet in Bethesda Tuesday morning. Oddly large ice pellets. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Icicles are seen hanging off a power line in Capitol Heights, Maryland, March 14, 2017 in a photo sent in by a WTOP listener. A layer of snow, sleet and freezing blanketed the region.
Daffodils in Bethesda bow to the storm, weighed down by freezing rain and ice. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Some people still need to get around despite the snow. Here's how one gentleman is braving The Washington & Old Dominion Trail. (Courtesy Fazli Erdem via Twitter)
Dawn on Democracy Boulevard, sleet-covered and slick. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
It's a quiet morning on the roads Tuesday in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
A slushy slog coats the Capital Beltway near the I-270 Spur. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Less than an inch of snow on the ground, but roads in Arlington, Virginia, are also covered with ice. (Courtesy Miguel A. Garcia via Twitter)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, road conditions Tuesday morning are "really quite awful," WTOP's Nick Iannelli said.
A soft layer of snow blankets the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of D.C. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)
D.C. may not have had a white Christmas, but snowfall makes a pretty picture in March. (WTOP/Hanna Choi)
Snow is seen at the Wardman Park Marriott in D.C. March 14, 2017. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Tuesday morning had a cold, wet start in the D.C. area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow starts to stick on the side streets of D.C.'s Tenleytown neighborhood in Northwest. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow starting falling in D.C. NW a little after 7 p.m. Monday. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Throughout the D.C. region, salt trucks spent Monday pretreating the roads. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Pre-treatment on a sidewalk in Fairfax City, Virginia. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Traffic Monday evening sees the nor'easter's prelude as light snow begins to fall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Grocers still had some yogurt in stock as shoppers prepared for the winter storm (WTOP/Rich Johnson)

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