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PHOTOS: Springtime snowstorm 2018

WTOP Staff

March 21, 2018, 12:19 PM

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Snow sticks to the trees and the road in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)

WASHINGTON — Nothing says “springtime” quite like a coating of snow.

As the East Coast rubbed its eyes in disbelief at the forecast for Wednesday, Mother Nature showed she was in no rush for warm weather.

Here’s a gallery of sights around the region.

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Snow covered sidewalks and cars along 17th Street NW. (WTOP/Lisa Weiner)
Snow covered sidewalks and cars along 17th Street NW. (WTOP/Lisa Weiner)
WTOP/Lisa Weiner
Fallen trees along Dalecarlia Parkway in NW. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott
A slushy road surface and downed trees along Dalecarlia Parkway in NW. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
A slushy road surface and downed trees along Dalecarlia Parkway in NW. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott
Dalecarlia Parkway in NW covered under slushy snow. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Dalecarlia Parkway in NW covered under slushy snow. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott
Snow falls on the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a spring snow storm. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Snow falls on the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a spring snow storm. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Snow coats cherry blossom trees and the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial as the snow falls, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Snow coats cherry blossom trees and the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial as the snow falls, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
The monuments in the distance are obscured by falling snow as a snow storm increases in strength, coating cherry blossom trees at the tidal basin, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The monuments in the distance are obscured by falling snow as a snow storm increases in strength, coating cherry blossom trees at the tidal basin, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
People brave the snow as it begins to fall in earnest near the Jefferson Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the tidal basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People brave the snow as it begins to fall in earnest near the Jefferson Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the tidal basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Snow covers budding cherry blossom trees, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the tidal basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Snow covers budding cherry blossom trees, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Tidal Basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington during the Spring snow storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Washington visitors walk along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington during a Spring snow storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The coming spring nor’easter caused the federal government to close its offices in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Dane Lariscy, 5, left, works on a snowman as his siblings, Amanda Lariscy, 17, and Blaze Lariscy, 15, laugh while having a snowball fight on the National Mall during the Ochlockonee, Fla., family's first snowfall, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, during a spring snowstorm in Washington. Their parents decided to wait out the storm instead of trying to drive to Florida in the snow. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dane Lariscy, 5, left, works on a snowman as his siblings, Amanda Lariscy, 17, and Blaze Lariscy, 15, laugh while having a snowball fight on the National Mall during the Ochlockonee, Fla., family’s first snowfall, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, during a spring snowstorm in Washington. Their parents decided to wait out the storm instead of trying to drive to Florida in the snow. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
A pedestrian races across the snow covered and tire streaked street in Washington during a spring storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
A pedestrian races across the snow covered and tire streaked street in Washington during a spring storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
AP Photo/J. David Ake
Ben Stein from Brandon, Miss., uses a folder to shield his head from falling snow as he waits in line to go through security to enter Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The coming spring nor'easter caused the federal government to close its offices in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Ben Stein from Brandon, Miss., uses a folder to shield his head from falling snow as he waits in line to go through security to enter Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The coming spring nor’easter caused the federal government to close its offices in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
A man salts the sidewalk in the background as snow falls on a statue of George Mason, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, near the tidal basin in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A man salts the sidewalk in the background as snow falls on a statue of George Mason, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, near the tidal basin in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Plastic flamingos are covered in snow as they decorate a front walk of a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Plastic flamingos are covered in snow as they decorate a front walk of a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
A woman walks down a street as snow falls Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Baltimore. A spring nor'easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A woman walks down a street as snow falls Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Baltimore. A spring nor’easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
WTOP's Chris Cichon clearing snow off the satellite dish atop the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/Max Smith)
WTOP’s Chris Cichon clearing snow off the satellite dish atop the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/Max Smith)
WTOP/Max Smith
WTOP's Max Smith taking his turn to clear snow off the satellite dish atop the WTOP studio in NW. (WTOP/Chris Cichon)
WTOP’s Max Smith taking his turn to clear snow off the satellite dish atop the WTOP studio in NW. (WTOP/Chris Cichon)
WTOP/Chris Cichon
Wednesday's snow was the perfect excuse for CJ Appleton of Alexandria, Virginia, to go cross-country skiing. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Wednesday’s snow was the perfect excuse for CJ Appleton of Alexandria, Virginia, to go cross-country skiing. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
When the snow melts, it could lead to flooding and ponding problems. (WTOP/Kristi King)
When the snow melts, it could lead to flooding and ponding problems. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The scene in Alexandria, Virginia, a little before noon on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley via Twitter)
The scene in Alexandria, Virginia, a little before noon on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley via Twitter)
Courtesy Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley via Twitter
Alexandria Firefighters and medics assist a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Alexandria Firefighters and medics assist a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Alexandria Firefighters and medics treat a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Alexandria Firefighters and medics treat a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
With some sidewalks unshoveled, some pedestrians had to walk in the street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
With some sidewalks unshoveled, some pedestrians had to walk in the street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Slush accumulates in an intersection. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Slush accumulates in an intersection. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
WTOP's Kristi King points out in this this photo there is two feet of snow. Get it? (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP’s Kristi King points out in this this photo there is two feet of snow. Get it? (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The Alexandria Fire Department responds to a call of a "slip and fall" at the intersection of S. Washington and Franklin Street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The Alexandria Fire Department responds to a call of a “slip and fall” at the intersection of S. Washington and Franklin Street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
A wintry scene on the first full-day of spring. (Courtesy Cassidy via Twitter)
A wintry scene on the first full-day of spring. (Courtesy Cassidy via Twitter)
Courtesy Cassidy via Twitter
A Reston, Virginia, resident measured four inches of snow in the area as of 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Matthew Sammons via Twitter)
A Reston, Virginia, resident measured four inches of snow in the area as of 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Matthew Sammons via Twitter)
Courtesy Matthew Sammons via Twitter
Snow fall in Gainesville, Virginia. (Courtesy Heidi Rhodes via Twitter)
Snow fall in Gainesville, Virginia. (Courtesy Heidi Rhodes via Twitter)
Courtesy Heidi Rhodes via Twitter
Snow falls in Manor Park in Mount Vernon, Virginia. (Courtesy David B via Twitter)
Snow falls in Manor Park in Mount Vernon, Virginia. (Courtesy David B via Twitter)
Courtesy David B via Twitter
A dog, apparently objecting to snow falling on the first day of March, turns his nose in North Arlington, near East Falls Church, Virginia. (Courtesy Lisa via Twitter)
A dog, apparently objecting to snow falling on the first day of March, turns his nose in North Arlington, near East Falls Church, Virginia. (Courtesy Lisa via Twitter)
Courtesy Lisa via Twitter
Not very often you can go sledding this late in march, but some people took advantage of the conditions in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Not very often you can go sledding this late in march, but some people took advantage of the conditions in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter
March 21 is the first full day of spring, but it looked like a winter post card in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
March 21 is the first full day of spring, but it looked like a winter post card in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter
A wintry scene on the first day of spring in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
A wintry scene on the first day of spring in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter
Snow sticks to the trees and the road in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the trees and the road in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
Courtesy Jamie via Twitter
Snow fall in Calvert County, Maryland, on March 21. (Courtesy MizJawnson via Twitter)
Snow fall in Calvert County, Maryland, on March 21. (Courtesy MizJawnson via Twitter)
Courtesy MizJawnson via Twitter
As the snowfall increases, so do the number of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
As the snowfall increases, so do the number of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
Crews work to de-ice a plane at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, March 21, but as 10:15 a.m., there had already been 165 cancelled flights. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Crews work to de-ice a plane at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, March 21, but as 10:15 a.m., there had already been 165 canceled flights. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
This porch in Ballston, Virginia, is ready for spring but covered in snow. (Courtesy Kim Ash via Twitter)
This porch in Ballston, Virginia, is ready for spring but covered in snow. (Courtesy Kim Ash via Twitter)
Courtesy Kim Ash via Twitter
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
Courtesy Jamie via Twitter
This deck in West Alexandria was all ready for spring and summer, but winter weather isn't over yet. (Courtesy Char Slaughter via Twitter)
This deck in West Alexandria was all ready for spring and summer, but winter weather isn’t over yet. (Courtesy Char Slaughter via Twitter)
Courtesy Char Slaughter via Twitter
The snow led to lots of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
The snow led to lots of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
A squirrel, perhaps expecting spring, forages for food. (Francisco Alquijay via Twitter)
A squirrel, perhaps expecting spring, forages for food Wednesday. (Francisco Alquijay via Twitter)
Francisco Alquijay via Twitter
A plow drives down Wisconsin Ave. NW in the District Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
A plow drives down Wisconsin Ave. NW in the District Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Snow accumulates on backroads in Montgomery County on March 21. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Snow accumulates on backroads in Montgomery County on March 21. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Courtesy roma g via Twitter
Snow falls in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. (Courtesy Stunny Soldado via Twitter)
Snow falls in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. (Courtesy Stunny Soldado via Twitter)
Courtesy Stunny Soldado via Twitter
A snowy view in Northwest from outside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/William Vitka)
A snowy view in Northwest from outside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Roads and sidewalks are slick from snow and slush Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Roads and sidewalks are slick from snow and slush Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
View from Wiehle and North Shore in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
View from Wiehle and North Shore in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter
(Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the ground in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the ground in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Courtesy roma g via Twitter
Snow sticks to the grass and some pavement in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 21. (Courtesy Aaron Mcaleese via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the grass and some pavement in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 21. (Courtesy Aaron Mcaleese via Twitter)
Courtesy Aaron Mcaleese via Twitter
By 8:40 a.m. on March 21, snow was starting to stick to the ground at this gas station by Dulles International Airport. (Courtesy Marcus via Twitter)
By 8:40 a.m. on March 21, snow was starting to stick to the ground at this gas station by Dulles International Airport. (Courtesy Marcus via Twitter)
Courtesy Marcus via Twitter
Snow coats the pavement and the grass in Oakton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. (Courtesy Jerrod S via Twitter)
Snow coats the pavement and the grass in Oakton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. (Courtesy Jerrod S via Twitter)
Courtesy Jerrod S via Twitter
Lots of little snowflakes were falling in Old Town, Alexandria at 8:33 a.m. on Wednesday. (Courtesy Patrick Teate via Twitter)
Lots of little snowflakes were falling in Old Town, Alexandria at 8:33 a.m. on Wednesday. (Courtesy Patrick Teate via Twitter)
Courtesy Patrick Teate via Twitter
The Shady Grove Metro station at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday. With schools and the federal government offices closed, there weren't a lot of commuters. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
The Shady Grove Metro station at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday. With schools and the federal government offices closed, there weren’t a lot of commuters. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
WTOP/Mike Murillo
Southbound Interstate 270 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was wet but not particularly slick on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Southbound Interstate 270 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was wet but not particularly slick on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
WTOP/Mike Murillo
March 21 is technically the first full day of spring, but as one Twitter user noted, most spring plans have been put on ice due to the storm. (Courtesy Ray Lehr via Twitter)
March 21 is technically the first full day of spring, but as one Twitter user noted, most spring plans have been put on ice due to the storm. (Courtesy Ray Lehr via Twitter)
Courtesy Ray Lehr via Twitter
Contractors worked to clear snow from a grocery store parking lot in western Loudoun County, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Contractors worked to clear snow from a grocery store parking lot in western Loudoun County, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
The snow was not sticking to the roads on Wednesday morning, but it was sticking to cars and the grass in North Bethesda, Maryland. (WTOP/John Aaron)
The snow was not sticking to the roads on Wednesday morning, but it was sticking to cars and the grass in North Bethesda, Maryland. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
Bridges over the Beltway on the Rockville Pike were snowy and slick on Wednesday. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Bridges over the Beltway on the Rockville Pike were snowy and slick on Wednesday. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
By 7:45 a.m., snow was sticking to a neighborhood road in Centreville, Virginia on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Lauren R via Twitter)
By 7:45 a.m., snow was sticking to a neighborhood road in Centreville, Virginia on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Lauren R via Twitter)
Courtesy Lauren R via Twitter
Plows were going back and forth on Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, near the line with Clarke County, in March 2018. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Plows were going back and forth on Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, near the line with Clarke County. The snow made for a slippery drive. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Light snow falling over Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Light snow falling over Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
The snow stuck to the grass and the roads were wet in North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/John Aaron)
The snow stuck to the grass and the roads were wet in North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
Cars will need plenty of de-icing Wednesday in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Cars will need plenty of de-icing Wednesday in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Wednesday's forecast called for plenty of snow in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Wednesday’s forecast called for plenty of snow in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Icicles on a porch in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Icicles on a porch in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
Snow collects on a police car in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow collects on a police car in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Light snow falls in the Rockville, Maryland, area Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Light snow falls in the Rockville, Maryland, area Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/John Aaron)
WTOP/John Aaron
(WTOP/John Aaron)
Ice coats a tree in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Ice coats a tree in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Commuters head down Wisconsin Avenue Wednesday, March 21, in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Commuters head down Wisconsin Avenue Wednesday, March 21, in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Snow and ice coat the ground in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow and ice coat the ground in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
WTOP/Will Vitka
A wintry storm greeted D.C.-area residents Wednesday morning on the first day of spring. (WTOP/William Vitka)
A wintry storm greeted D.C.-area residents Wednesday morning on the first day of spring. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
Ice coats the trees outside the WTOP newsroom in Northwest D.C. Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Ice coats the trees outside the WTOP newsroom in Northwest D.C. Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
WTOP/William Vitka
A man walks through falling snow during a winter storm, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A man walks through falling snow during a winter storm, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
Courtesy Craig Luecke (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Snow was already beginning to stick to some surfaces Tuesday. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Snow was already beginning to stick to some surfaces Tuesday. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
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Snow covered sidewalks and cars along 17th Street NW. (WTOP/Lisa Weiner)
A slushy road surface and downed trees along Dalecarlia Parkway in NW. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Dalecarlia Parkway in NW covered under slushy snow. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bronrott)
Snow falls on the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a spring snow storm. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Snow coats cherry blossom trees and the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial as the snow falls, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The monuments in the distance are obscured by falling snow as a snow storm increases in strength, coating cherry blossom trees at the tidal basin, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People brave the snow as it begins to fall in earnest near the Jefferson Memorial, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the tidal basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Snow covers budding cherry blossom trees, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the tidal basin in Washington during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington during the Spring snow storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Dane Lariscy, 5, left, works on a snowman as his siblings, Amanda Lariscy, 17, and Blaze Lariscy, 15, laugh while having a snowball fight on the National Mall during the Ochlockonee, Fla., family's first snowfall, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, during a spring snowstorm in Washington. Their parents decided to wait out the storm instead of trying to drive to Florida in the snow. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A pedestrian races across the snow covered and tire streaked street in Washington during a spring storm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Ben Stein from Brandon, Miss., uses a folder to shield his head from falling snow as he waits in line to go through security to enter Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The coming spring nor'easter caused the federal government to close its offices in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A man salts the sidewalk in the background as snow falls on a statue of George Mason, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, near the tidal basin in Washington, during a snow storm on the second day of spring. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Plastic flamingos are covered in snow as they decorate a front walk of a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A woman walks down a street as snow falls Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Baltimore. A spring nor'easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
WTOP's Chris Cichon clearing snow off the satellite dish atop the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/Max Smith)
WTOP's Max Smith taking his turn to clear snow off the satellite dish atop the WTOP studio in NW. (WTOP/Chris Cichon)
Wednesday's snow was the perfect excuse for CJ Appleton of Alexandria, Virginia, to go cross-country skiing. (WTOP/Kristi King)
When the snow melts, it could lead to flooding and ponding problems. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The scene in Alexandria, Virginia, a little before noon on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley via Twitter)
Alexandria Firefighters and medics assist a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Alexandria Firefighters and medics treat a young woman who fell down in the snow. (WTOP/Kristi King)
With some sidewalks unshoveled, some pedestrians had to walk in the street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Slush accumulates in an intersection. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP's Kristi King points out in this this photo there is two feet of snow. Get it? (WTOP/Kristi King)
The Alexandria Fire Department responds to a call of a "slip and fall" at the intersection of S. Washington and Franklin Street. (WTOP/Kristi King)
A wintry scene on the first full-day of spring. (Courtesy Cassidy via Twitter)
A Reston, Virginia, resident measured four inches of snow in the area as of 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Matthew Sammons via Twitter)
Snow fall in Gainesville, Virginia. (Courtesy Heidi Rhodes via Twitter)
Snow falls in Manor Park in Mount Vernon, Virginia. (Courtesy David B via Twitter)
A dog, apparently objecting to snow falling on the first day of March, turns his nose in North Arlington, near East Falls Church, Virginia. (Courtesy Lisa via Twitter)
Not very often you can go sledding this late in march, but some people took advantage of the conditions in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
March 21 is the first full day of spring, but it looked like a winter post card in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
A wintry scene on the first day of spring in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the trees and the road in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
Snow fall in Calvert County, Maryland, on March 21. (Courtesy MizJawnson via Twitter)
As the snowfall increases, so do the number of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Crews work to de-ice a plane at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, March 21, but as 10:15 a.m., there had already been 165 cancelled flights. (WTOP/John Aaron)
This porch in Ballston, Virginia, is ready for spring but covered in snow. (Courtesy Kim Ash via Twitter)
A snow plow hit a vehicle on Windsor Road in Ijamsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. (Courtesy Jamie via Twitter)
This deck in West Alexandria was all ready for spring and summer, but winter weather isn't over yet. (Courtesy Char Slaughter via Twitter)
The snow led to lots of cancellations at D.C. area airports. (WTOP/John Aaron)
A squirrel, perhaps expecting spring, forages for food. (Francisco Alquijay via Twitter)
A plow drives down Wisconsin Ave. NW in the District Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow accumulates on backroads in Montgomery County on March 21. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Snow falls in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. (Courtesy Stunny Soldado via Twitter)
A snowy view in Northwest from outside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Roads and sidewalks are slick from snow and slush Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
View from Wiehle and North Shore in Reston, Virginia. (Courtesy Robbie Nolan via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the ground in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy roma g via Twitter)
Snow sticks to the grass and some pavement in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 21. (Courtesy Aaron Mcaleese via Twitter)
By 8:40 a.m. on March 21, snow was starting to stick to the ground at this gas station by Dulles International Airport. (Courtesy Marcus via Twitter)
Snow coats the pavement and the grass in Oakton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. (Courtesy Jerrod S via Twitter)
Lots of little snowflakes were falling in Old Town, Alexandria at 8:33 a.m. on Wednesday. (Courtesy Patrick Teate via Twitter)
The Shady Grove Metro station at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday. With schools and the federal government offices closed, there weren't a lot of commuters. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Southbound Interstate 270 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was wet but not particularly slick on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
March 21 is technically the first full day of spring, but as one Twitter user noted, most spring plans have been put on ice due to the storm. (Courtesy Ray Lehr via Twitter)
Contractors worked to clear snow from a grocery store parking lot in western Loudoun County, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
The snow was not sticking to the roads on Wednesday morning, but it was sticking to cars and the grass in North Bethesda, Maryland. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Bridges over the Beltway on the Rockville Pike were snowy and slick on Wednesday. (WTOP/John Aaron)
By 7:45 a.m., snow was sticking to a neighborhood road in Centreville, Virginia on Wednesday, March 21. (Courtesy Lauren R via Twitter)
Plows were going back and forth on Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, near the line with Clarke County, in March 2018. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Light snow falling over Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
The snow stuck to the grass and the roads were wet in North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Cars will need plenty of de-icing Wednesday in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Wednesday's forecast called for plenty of snow in the Washington area. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Icicles on a porch in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Snow collects on a police car in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Light snow falls in the Rockville, Maryland, area Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Ice coats a tree in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Commuters head down Wisconsin Avenue Wednesday, March 21, in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Snow and ice coat the ground in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, March 21. (WTOP/William Vitka)
A wintry storm greeted D.C.-area residents Wednesday morning on the first day of spring. (WTOP/William Vitka)
Ice coats the trees outside the WTOP newsroom in Northwest D.C. Wednesday morning. (WTOP/William Vitka)
A man walks through falling snow during a winter storm, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
The wintry mix upstaged signs of spring Tuesday around the National Cathedral. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Snow was already beginning to stick to some surfaces Tuesday. (WTOP/Kristi King)

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