The U.S. Air Force Memorial gets its first inch of snow as a major storm moves into the D.C.-Metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
The Lincoln Memorial. “First time I’ve ever seen the Mall completely empty. Snapped this at 0630”
(Courtesy WTOP listener Chris Goulet)
Courtesy WTOP listener Chris Goulet
“This is at Quantrell Ave. Alexandria VA 22312. I measured 16 inches in one spot and 18 inches in another. The only people out were the snow blowers and people walking their dogs. It’s a nice, light, powdery snow. Have fun!”
(Courtesy WTOP listener Erika Wildrick)
A man on skis is seen on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C.
(WTOP/Steve Dresner)
WTOP/Steve Dresner
A phalanx of snow plows and city vehicles move north on Georgia Ave. in the Petworth neighborhood on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
(Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Allison Shelley/Getty Images
A salt spreader sits in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm.
(Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images
A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm.
(Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images
A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm.
(Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images
“9:00 Saturday morning. 13.5″ on our deck in Gaithersburg and 12 more hours to go!”
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Snow accumulation on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest, D.C.
(WTOP/Ian Crawford)
WTOP/Ian Crawford
A uniformed U.S. Secret Service police officer stands guard in a knee-deep snow outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
A pedestrian walks through snow in Parkville, Md., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
Ndimyake Mwakalyelye cleans off her car after getting off work, as the snow continues to fall in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Soldiers with the 275th Military Police company, and a Washington Firefighter, in a Humvee, assist a stranded motorist in the snow on I-395, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
A man pushing a snowblower is seen outside of WTOP in Northwest, D.C.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Snow accumulations outside of WTOP in Northwest, D.C.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
A buried car is seen near WTOP in Northwest, D.C.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Buried cars in Kensington, Maryland.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
A man is seen in Northwest, D.C. digging out a path to a fire hydrant.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Potomac Falls, Virginia Saturday morning.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
Countryside, Potomac Falls, Virginia Saturday morning.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
Snowfall accumulations in Centreville, Virginia Saturday morning.
(Courtesy WTOP listener Erika Jackson)
Courtesy WTOP listener Erika Jackson
View from the 5th floor of an apartment complex in Temple Hills, Maryland Saturday morning.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
Digging out of the snow Saturday morning in Northwest, D.C.
(WTOP/Mitchell Miller)
WTOP/Mitchell Miller
Snowfall in Centreville, Virginia on Saturday morning.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
Virginia State Police overnight Friday into Saturday in Woodbridge.
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Courtesy Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police on Interstate 95 in Prince William County overnight Friday into Saturday.
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Courtesy Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police on Interstate 95 in Prince William County overnight Friday into Saturday with VDOT Safety Services Patrol.
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Snow plows roll down Connecticut Avenue near the National Zoo on Friday, Jan. 2016, as Winter Storm Jonas dumps massive amounts of snow in the region.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
The scene at Foggy Bottom as snow coats the roads of the District on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Twitter user Kara Kozikowski)
From Twitter user Kara Kozikowski
Inches of snow blanket the intersection of 19th and M Northwest in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From TWitter user reza mobayen)
From TWitter user reza mobayen
The scene at a blustery overpass along Interstate 66 in Arlington, Va. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
A WTOP listener emailed this photo from Fredericksburg, Va. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the early stages of a major storm expected to pound the East Coast.
(submitted photo)
submitted photo
The salad section at this Northwest D.C. Giant supermarket is bare as a major winter storm moves in Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Max Smith)
WTOP/Max Smith
WTOP listeners share snow day photos, such as this one, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2106, the start of a major storm set to target the greater D.C.-metro region over the weekend.
(From Twitter user JL Majano)
From Twitter user JL Majano
A major storm begins to coat the streets of D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Brandon Millman)
WTOP/Brandon Millman
Sledders take advantage of the snow on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(WTOP/Kyle Cooper)
WTOP/Kyle Cooper
Madison Riley, left, and Katie Lantuh walk down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue with the U.S. Capitol behind them, as the snow falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in Washington. One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Twitter user Mark Goffee sends WTOP this photo of Falls Church, Va. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the start of a massive storm set to target the D.C.-metro region.
(From Mark Goffee via Twitter)
From Mark Goffee via Twitter
A view of Constitution Avenue, facing east, as a major snow storm moves into the D.C.-Metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Residents of Northwest D.C. step out in the snow on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Max Smith)
WTOP/Max Smith
A snowy view of Washington Monument as a major storm moves into the District on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Kyle Cooper)
WTOP/Kyle Cooper
A bus traverses the snow on Wisconsin Ave. in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Due to a massive snow storm, public transit will be shut down in the District Friday evening and through the weekend.
(WTOP Staff)
Moderate snow veils the 14th Street bridge as a major snow storm moves into the D.C.-Metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
The WTOP listeners who sent us this photo say they managed to sneak in a ride in Prince George’s County, Md. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, as snow began to blanket the greater D.C.-Metro region.
(submitted photo)
submitted photo
Two inches of snow accumulates outside the Capital Yacht Club, overlooking The Gangplank Marina on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(WTOP/Alan Etter)
WTOP/Alan Etter
Melissa Ruiz and Tony Wetzler shovel snow on C Dock of the Gangplank Marina, where about 150 people live on their boats.
(WTOP/Alan Etter)
WTOP/Alan Etter
As a record breaking snow storm hits the Washington DC area Sentinels from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) continue to stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
(U.S. Army/Cpl. Cody W. Torkelson)
U.S. Army/Cpl. Cody W. Torkelson
Students walk on the lawn in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia as snow falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Charlottesville, Va.
(Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP)
Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP
Students walk on the lawn in front of Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia as snow falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Charlottesville, Va. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP)
Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP
A worker removes snow from the steps of Washington National Cathedral on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(From Twitter user Jen Burnett)
From Twitter user Jen Burnett
The blizzard warning for the D.C.-Metro region didn’t stop this man from getting his run on on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(From Twitter user Rock Creek Werewolf)
From Twitter user Rock Creek Werewolf
Snow accumulates in Georgetown on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Twitter user Mike King)
From Twitter user Mike King
The view from the roof of WTOP FM’s headquarters in Washinagton, D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(WTOP/Max Smith)
Snow accumulates on Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Va. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Twitter user Robbie Nolan)
From Twitter user Robbie Nolan
A veiw of the U.S. Capitol building on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The D.C.-Metro region is under a blizzard warning for the weekend.
(From Facebook user Jesse Turner)
From Facebook user Jesse Turner
Two runners jog as the snow falls on Capitol Hill, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Washington. One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Ben Cichy pulls a sled with his sons Adrian, 18-months-old, and Logan 3, inside as they head for sledding in the snow on Capitol Hill, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Snow begins to accumulate in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Twitter user @dccitygirl)
From Twitter user @dccitygirl
Twitter user @zippythesnowman sends WTOP this snow day pic on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the start of a major storm system targeting the East Coast.
(From Twitter User @zippythesnowman)
From Twitter User @zippythesnowman
Twitter user Melissa Glidden Tye reminders neighbors to shovel early and often as snow begins to accumulate in the D.C.-metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Melissa Glidden Tye via Twitter)
From Melissa Glidden Tye via Twitter
Snowflakes begin to fall in Sterling, Va. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
(From Facebook user Gita Rahaa)
From Facebook user Gita Rahaa
The scene in Washington, D.C. at the start of the snow storm Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Facebook user Jesse Turner)
From Facebook user Jesse Turner
Officials in Maryland warn motorists of deteriorating conditions on roadways Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. They are urging people to stay off roads.
(St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron via Twitter)
St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron via Twitter
Snow begins to accumulate in the D.C. region on Friday, Jan. 22.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow begins to accummulate at Rock Creek Park on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(From Twitter user @Puccaloki)
From Twitter user @Puccaloki
Snow begins to fall in and around the D.C. region on Friday, Jan. 22.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
The snow starts to come down as workers make the commute home on Friday, Jan. 22.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Snow plows and traffic make their way north along Interstate 95 as snow begins to fall in Ashland, Va., Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Portions of Virginia are under a blizzard warning.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
Pedestrians cross 15th Street in downtown Washington near the White House, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, as the Nations Capital hunkers down in preparation for a major snowstorm expected to begin later today. Food and supplies vanished from store shelves, five states and the District of Columbia declared states of emergency ahead of the slow-moving system.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Area residents document the accumulating snow.
(Courtesy @trmeeze)
Courtesy @trmeeze
A view of the Navy Yard Metro Station and Dept. of Transportation.
(Courtesy @thisisjamesj)
Courtesy @thisisjamesj
Pedestrians cross an intersection of U street and 14th Street NW in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, as the Nations Capital hunkers down in preparation for a major snowstorm expected to begin later today. Food and supplies vanished from store shelves, five states and the District of Columbia declared states of emergency ahead of the slow-moving system.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Shoppers stock up on snow storm essentials at a Giant in Northwest D.C.
(WTOP/Rich Johnson)
WTOP/Rich Johnson
“Flurries and getting stronger” in Alexandria, Virginia.
(Courtesy @travisjaybrown)
Courtesy @travisjaybrown
A Bethesda, Md., resident sets up a yardstick to measure the snow.
(Courtesy @SOnufrock)
Courtesy @SOnufrock
Snowplow operators gather on Interstate 97 as a dairy truck, top, moves along an overpass, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Glen Burnie, Md., near Baltimore. The northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, is preparing for a weekend snowstorm that is now forecast to reach blizzard conditions.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
Utility worker Nick Bons, right, of Dorand, Ill., cleans his truck’s windshield at a staging center for out-of-state utility workers in Hanover, Md., near Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, is preparing for a weekend snowstorm that is now forecast to reach blizzard conditions.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Tracey Shelton, left, Paige Willey, center, and Warren Willey, right, of Crisfield, Md., wait to reschedule a flight at Miami International Airport, as their flight to Baltimore was canceled, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Miami. Airlines have canceled more than 2,700 flights Friday to, from or within the U.S., as a blizzard swings up the East Coast, according to flight tracking service FlightAware.
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
A construction worker treats the sidewalk near a bus stop on 14th Street NW in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, as the nations capital hunkers down in preparation for a major snowstorm. Food and supplies vanished from store shelves, five states and the District of Columbia declared states of emergency ahead of the slow-moving system.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A car is towed from a snow emergency route in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in anticipation of a massive snowstorm heading toward the Eastern U.S. A blizzard menacing the Eastern U.S. started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storms path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions.
(AP Photo/Cal Woodward)
AP Photo/Cal Woodward
A garden gnome gets ready to measure the impending snow.
(Courtesy Meg Casey)
Courtesy Meg Casey
D.C. parking enforcement is out in full force, removing cars from the Snow Emergency lanes.
(WTOP/Rahul Bali)
A long line forms at the Target in D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood on Friday, January 22.
(Courtesy Lacey Mason)
Courtesy Lacey Mason
A snow plow truck makes its way down Electric Road in southwest Roanoke County past Tanglewood Mall on Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016, in Roanoke, Va. A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm’s path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions.
(Erica Yoon/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Erica Yoon/The Roanoke Times via AP
Taylor Mushtare scrapes ice and snow from her car in Old Southwest Roanoke, Va., Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016. A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm’s path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions.
(Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Daniel and 3-year-old Vini Pinha find ample supplies at Strosnyders of Bethesda, Maryland.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
“What the road looked like after just 10 minutes of snowing” in Orange, Virginia.
(Courtesy WTOP listener Israel Gallihugh)
Courtesy WTOP listener Israel Gallihugh
Bethany Gallagher, of Baltimore, shops for a snow shovel with her 18-month-old son, Jack, at the Waverly Ace Hardware store, in Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
Residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington flock to Frager’s Hardware, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to prepare for the anticipated blizzard that’s heading for the Eastern U.S. and threatening the District of Columbia with two feet of snow.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington flock to Frager’s Hardware, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in prepartion for the anticipated blizzard heading to the the Eastern U.S. and threatening the District of Columbia with two feet of snow.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
“This is just the kind of view a Virginia State Police Captain likes to see when there’s already 5 to 6 inches of snow on the ground and even more to come… an empty interstate. That means folks are heeding the warnings and staying safe by staying home.” This photo was taken shortly before 9 a.m. Friday on Interstate 81 at the 84 mile marker in Wythe County.
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Courtesy Virginia State Police
Road conditions in southwestern Virginia. (Courtesy WDBJ7)
(Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Travelers wait in line to catch early morning flights to avoid a blizzard that is expected to hit the Washington area. Most passengers are looking forward to getting home to warmer destinations, like Orlando, Tuscon and Los Angeles.
(WTOP/Dennis Foley)
WTOP/Dennis Foley
Customers fill up at a Shell gas station at Montgomery Mall before blizzard arrives.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Customers fill up at an Exxon gas station at Montgomery Mall before blizzard arrives.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Exxon gas station at Montgomery Mall.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Pennsylvania Avenue looking toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington is virtually empty early in the morning, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 as the Nation’s Capital hunkers down in preparation for a major snow storm expected to begin later in the day. The Federal Government will close all of their offices in the area at noon.
(AP Photo/J. David Ake)
AP Photo/J. David Ake
Sunrise in D.C. area ahead of the snowstorm.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
“Red sky in the morning, sailor’s take warning.” Sunrise in D.C. ahead of the snowstorm.
(Courtesy WTOP listener)
Courtesy WTOP listener
Stone Mason Medaro Romero covers gas powered snow sweepers in plastic bags in preparation for a coming winter storm outside the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Vincent Ayd, left, owner of Ayd Hardware in Towson, Md., and truck driver Mike Jock, of Newark, Del., unload snow shovels and ice-melt in Towson, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. The northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, is preparing for a weekend snowstorm that is now forecast to reach blizzard conditions.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
A view from the Giant in Accokeek, Maryland.
(WTOP/Darci Marchese)
WTOP/Darci Marchese
Xueyu Zeng, of Towson, Md., sweeps snow from a walkway in Towson, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, after a snow fell the night before.. The northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, is preparing for a weekend snowstorm that is now forecast to reach blizzard conditions.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
The Capitol in Washington, Thursday morning, Jan. 21, 2016, after less than an inch of overnight snow created hazardous road conditions and major traffic delays. The Washington region could get up to two feet of snow along with strong winds and whiteout conditions on Friday night and Saturday.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)