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January 24, 2016, 10:46 PM

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Sunset in Leesburg, Virginia on Jan. 25, 2016.
Sunset in Leesburg, Virginia on Jan. 25, 2016.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Vehicle traffic navigates the narrow paths cut through piles of snow in the neighborhood near Catholic Unveristy after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 25: Vehicle traffic navigates the narrow paths cut through piles of snow in the neighborhood near Catholic Unveristy after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood work to clean snow off their cars after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 25: Residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood work to clean snow off their cars after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Metro estimates that the extra cleanup costs and lost revenue tied to the blizzard added up to $7 to $8 million. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 25: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or Metro, trains resumed service on all but one of its lines by Monday afternoon after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 25: Dump trucks and excavators create a miniature mountain range of snow taken off the streets of the capital in one of the parking lots near Robert F. Kennedy Stadium after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A television reporter stands on top of a miniature mountain range of snow taken off the streets of the capital and dumped in one of the parking lots near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 25: A television reporter stands on top of a miniature mountain range of snow taken off the streets of the capital and dumped in one of the parking lots near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 25: Nina Hernandez climbs over a large pile of snow plowed across the sidewalk as she makes her way to the grocery store January 25, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Nina Hernandez climbs over a large pile of snow plowed across the sidewalk as she makes her way to the grocery store Jan. 25, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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A man climbs over a large pile of snow plowed across the sidewalk as he makes her way from the grocery store Jan. 25, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 25: Snow piled against the curb by plows almost reach the top of a stop sign January 25, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Snow piled against the curb by plows almost reach the top of a stop sign January 25, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A family builds a snowman on the bank of the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A family builds a snowman on the bank of the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Scott Behrens dives for the ball during a friendly game of volleyball with friends in the snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Scott Behrens dives for the ball during a friendly game of volleyball with friends in the snow Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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A D.C. street remains snow-covered after near record snow fell this weekend. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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A snowman stands in Lafayette Square in the front of the White House January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A snowman stands in Lafayette Square in the front of the White House on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
A smiley sun is drawn on the snow in Lafayette Square January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A smiley sun is drawn on the snow in Lafayette Square on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on E street, NW, January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on E Street, NW, on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A front end loader clears snow on 13th street January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Millions of people were affected by the ÒSnowzillaÓ that has hit part of the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic region. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A front end loader clears snow on 13th Street on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Millions of people were affected by the “Snowzilla” that hit part of the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic region. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on 13th street January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on 13th Street on Jan. 25, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing at least 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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A snowman with a pretend NSA (National Security Agency) badge and a coffee cup stands in Lafayette Square Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A snowman with a pretend NSA (National Security Agency) badge and a coffee cup stands in Lafayette Square Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
The White House peeks over plowed snow on the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The White House peeks over plowed snow on the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
The White House peeks out from a huge pile of snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The White House peeks out from a huge pile of snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
A quiet morning outside the Verizon Center on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation's capital continues to dig itself out after a record-setting blizzard. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
A quiet morning outside the Verizon Center on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation’s capital continues to dig itself out after a record-setting blizzard. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
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The streetes outside Gallery Place Metro station and Verizon Center are empty on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation's capital continues to dig itself out of a massive blizzard that struck the East Coast. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
A quiet morning outside the Verizon Center on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation’s capital continues to dig itself out after a record-setting blizzard. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
WTOP/Dave Preston
Crews work on a massive pile of snow on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
Crews clear a large mound of snow on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, days after a historic blizzard swept through the East Coast. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
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WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
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A WTOP listener shared this photo of a snowed-in home following a historic blizzard that dumped a record amount of snow throughout the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
A WTOP listener shared this photo of a snowed-in home following a historic blizzard that dumped a record amount of snow throughout the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
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A church's roof collapses under heavy snowfall in Silver Spring, Maryland on January 25, 2016. (WTOP/ JJ Green)
A church’s roof collapses under heavy snowfall in Silver Spring, Md. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. (WTOP/ JJ Green)
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Sometimes the snow has a funny way of settling, as seen in this photo emailed from a listener in Montgomery Village, Md. (Submitted photo)
Sometimes the snow has a funny way of settling, as seen in this photo emailed from a listener in Montgomery Village, Md. (Submitted photo)
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A WTOP listener submitted this photo in the wake of a record-setting blizzard that pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
A WTOP listener emailed this photo as residents begin to venture out after a historic blizzard dumped record snow throughout the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
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Neighbors pitch in with the shoveling in Bethesda, Md. after a major storm dumped record snowfall on the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
Neighbors pitch in with the shoveling in Bethesda, Md. after a major storm dumped record snowfall on the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
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A WTOP listener shared this photo of a 9-year-old posing in front of his family’s SUV after a record-setting blizzard passed through the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listeners submitted this photo in the wake of a record-setting blizzard that pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
A WTOP listener submitted this photo in the wake of a record-setting blizzard that pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listeners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo as a record-setting blizzard pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listeners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo as a record-setting blizzard pounds the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
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WTOP listners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo as a record-setting blizzard pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listeners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo, as a record-setting blizzard pounds the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
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Ben Osborn walks with a shovel past a line of snowed-in cars A Steet in northeast Washington, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Washington is digging out after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
2am Monday morning @ Engine Company 28 in Cleveland Park.(All hands on deck)
2am Monday morning @ Engine Company 28 in Cleveland Park. (All hands on deck)
All hands on deck
Workers remove snow on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan National Airport, with the U.S. Capitol dome seen behind, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
People participate in a snowball fight Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Baltimore. Strict travel restrictions were lifted Sunday morning, as crews continued to work to clear snow from major streets and people enjoyed the sunny day. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)
AP Photo/Juliet Linderman
(AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)
(AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)
Nancy Campbell of Winchester, Va. uses a broom to clear snow from the roof of her Jeep Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, after an historic winter storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow in the area. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP
Tess Jorgensson, 3, helps her father dig their car out of snow in Alexandria, Va., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Millions of Americans were digging themselves out after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Wind-blown snow buries vehicles, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Parkville, Md. Millions of Americans were preparing to dig themselves out Sunday after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
AP Photo/Steve Ruark
Residents of W. Leicester St. in Winchester, Va. join forces to shovel out on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, after an historic snowstorm dumped more than 30 inches of snow on the city Friday night and Saturday. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP
A woman struggles walking in the wind Sunday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A woman struggles walking in the wind on Woodley Road in Cathedral Heights Saturday afternoon during blizzard conditions. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
A man shovels snow in Tenleytown Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A man shovels snow in Tenleytown Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Cars look more like marshmallows in the D.C. area after the snowstorm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Cars look more like marshmallows in the D.C. area after the snowstorm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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A woman walks on Wisconsin Avenue in Tenleytown Saturday during the storm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Blowing snow is one way to clear the sidewalks like this person is doing near the Friendship Heights Post Office Saturday morning. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
A skier goes by the National Cathedral in D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A skier goes by the National Cathedral in D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Snow whips around during the blizzard-like conditions in the D.C. area over the weekend. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow whips around during the blizzard-like conditions on Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the U.S. Capitol is covered with snow on January 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. The blizzard that has brought massive snowfall and a standstill to the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic region has stopped. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the U.S. Capitol is covered with snow on Jan. 24, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The blizzard that has brought massive snowfall and a standstill to the East Coast and the Mid-Atlantic region has finally stopped. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
Snow blowers are in full action after the region was blanketed in snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow blowers are in full action after the region was blanketed in snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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A post-snowstorm sunset of the region. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Sunset in Leesburg, Virginia on Jan. 25, 2016.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Vehicle traffic navigates the narrow paths cut through piles of snow in the neighborhood near Catholic Unveristy after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood work to clean snow off their cars after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Metro estimates that the extra cleanup costs and lost revenue tied to the blizzard added up to $7 to $8 million. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A television reporter stands on top of a miniature mountain range of snow taken off the streets of the capital and dumped in one of the parking lots near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium after Winter Storm Jonas covered the region with more than two feet of snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, United States. The storm hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 25: Nina Hernandez climbs over a large pile of snow plowed across the sidewalk as she makes her way to the grocery store January 25, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 25: Snow piled against the curb by plows almost reach the top of a stop sign January 25, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A family builds a snowman on the bank of the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Scott Behrens dives for the ball during a friendly game of volleyball with friends in the snow January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, closing places of work, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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A snowman stands in Lafayette Square in the front of the White House January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A smiley sun is drawn on the snow in Lafayette Square January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on E street, NW, January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A front end loader clears snow on 13th street January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Millions of people were affected by the ÒSnowzillaÓ that has hit part of the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic region. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: A front end loader unloads snow onto a truck on 13th street January 25, 2016 in Washington, DC. Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, leaving thousands of homes without power and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A snowman with a pretend NSA (National Security Agency) badge and a coffee cup stands in Lafayette Square Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The White House peeks over plowed snow on the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The White House peeks out from a huge pile of snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A quiet morning outside the Verizon Center on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation's capital continues to dig itself out after a record-setting blizzard. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
The streetes outside Gallery Place Metro station and Verizon Center are empty on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, as the nation's capital continues to dig itself out of a massive blizzard that struck the East Coast. (WTOP/Dave Preston)
Crews work on a massive pile of snow on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Rich Johnson)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listener Marilyn Fitzgerald shared this post-blizzard scene in McLean, Va. (Submitted photo)
A WTOP listener shared this photo of a snowed-in home following a historic blizzard that dumped a record amount of snow throughout the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
A church's roof collapses under heavy snowfall in Silver Spring, Maryland on January 25, 2016. (WTOP/ JJ Green)
Sometimes the snow has a funny way of settling, as seen in this photo emailed from a listener in Montgomery Village, Md. (Submitted photo)
A WTOP listener submitted this photo in the wake of a record-setting blizzard that pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
Neighbors pitch in with the shoveling in Bethesda, Md. after a major storm dumped record snowfall on the Washington, D.C. region. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listeners submitted this photo in the wake of a record-setting blizzard that pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listeners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo as a record-setting blizzard pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
WTOP listners in Monrovia, Md. submitted this photo as a record-setting blizzard pounded the Washington, D.C.-region. (Submitted photo)
2am Monday morning @ Engine Company 28 in Cleveland Park.(All hands on deck)
A woman struggles walking in the wind Sunday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A man shovels snow in Tenleytown Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Cars look more like marshmallows in the D.C. area after the snowstorm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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A skier goes by the National Cathedral in D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow whips around during the blizzard-like conditions in the D.C. area over the weekend. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the U.S. Capitol is covered with snow on January 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. The blizzard that has brought massive snowfall and a standstill to the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic region has stopped. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Snow blowers are in full action after the region was blanketed in snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

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