![Freezing rain resulted in icy ground in Northwest D.C. in this 2016 file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ice-dave.jpg)
![Freezing rain in the D.C. region resulted in chaos on the dangerously icy roads, school closings and event cancellations early Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FullSizeRender2.jpg)
![Ice covered the roads in much of the D.C. region early Saturday morning during a Winter Weather Advisory. (WTOP/Ian Crawford)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3701-1672x1254.jpg)
![A woman attempts to clear ice from her windshield Saturday morning, when sleet and freezing rain coated the D.C. area in ice. Ice covered the roads in much of the D.C. region early Saturday morning during a Winter Weather Advisory. (WTOP/Ian Crawford)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3704-941x1254.jpg)
@WTOP @wusa9 icicle lights hanging in my window and real icicles on the trees here in Silver Spring. pic.twitter.com/qrz3wwAINJ
— Gay Piotroski (@toothdegay) December 17, 2016
It's an ice slick in Alexandria VA @WTOP Staying in to grade @USCPrice grad papers and wrap #Christmas #frozen pic.twitter.com/pLXtQhnmWk
— Dr. Dora K Vertenten (@DoctorDora) December 17, 2016
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@WTOP pic.twitter.com/VKEBecCu7P
— James (@triceraranger) December 17, 2016
Brrrrr! Sheets of ice coat Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood in DC this morning @WTOP pic.twitter.com/kfQcrF7gi8
— Sarah Beth Hensley (@SarahBethHens) December 17, 2016
.@Capitalweather Icy impassable driveway, Short Hill Mtn, western Loudoun Co. No melting at higher elevations. pic.twitter.com/lEyfb74mep
— Jon Parrish Peede (@JonPeede) December 17, 2016
.@WTOP you asked for pix of current conditions? pic.twitter.com/SA96WN0DEZ
— Jimmy Bingo (@mcjimmybingo) December 17, 2016
@WTOP around 8 am, Gaithersburg. pic.twitter.com/UJvihKh3E7
— RED Robin Tweets (@BluebirdCatnip) December 17, 2016
@WTOP No melting yet - 10:45am in Falls Church City. pic.twitter.com/OuQaKF5Uwp
— Charles Hansen (@CharlesHansen) December 17, 2016
![A frozen flower on Q Street NW in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Joy Waltzer Price)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Q-St.-NW-Joy-Waltzer-Price-941x1254.jpg)
@WTOP Pasadena MD roads are pretty good and the sights are pretty good too #WinterWonderland pic.twitter.com/mFwRZBZceJ
— Untitledcarshow (@untitledcarshow) December 17, 2016
#ice can be #beautiful @capitalweather @JimCantore @dougkammerer @WTOP #cold #Abstract pic.twitter.com/9VHp7tNWvw
— Eric Druxman (@druxman) December 17, 2016
![A shot of the wintry view on the BWI Parkway on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Ben B)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ben-B-BWI-Parkway.JPG.jpg)
![An outdoor ornament is frozen with icicles in Rockville, Md., on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Chris Qualls)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Chris-Qualls-Rockville1-941x1254.png)
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![Ornaments hang from an icy tree in a frost-covered front yard Saturday morning in Olney, Md. (Courtesy Susan Temor)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Susan-Temor-Olney-1679x1254.png)
![Freezing rain resulted in icy ground in Northwest D.C. in this 2016 file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ice-dave-260x174.jpg)
![Freezing rain in the D.C. region resulted in chaos on the dangerously icy roads, school closings and event cancellations early Saturday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FullSizeRender2-260x174.jpg)
![Ice covered the roads in much of the D.C. region early Saturday morning during a Winter Weather Advisory. (WTOP/Ian Crawford)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3701-260x174.jpg)
![A woman attempts to clear ice from her windshield Saturday morning, when sleet and freezing rain coated the D.C. area in ice. Ice covered the roads in much of the D.C. region early Saturday morning during a Winter Weather Advisory. (WTOP/Ian Crawford)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3704-260x174.jpg)
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![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Salt-trucks-260x174.jpg)
![A frozen flower on Q Street NW in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Joy Waltzer Price)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Q-St.-NW-Joy-Waltzer-Price-260x174.jpg)
![A shot of the wintry view on the BWI Parkway on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Ben B)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ben-B-BWI-Parkway.JPG-260x174.jpg)
![An outdoor ornament is frozen with icicles in Rockville, Md., on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Courtesy Chris Qualls)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Chris-Qualls-Rockville1-260x174.png)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Reston-The-Allison-Family-260x174.jpg)
![Ornaments hang from an icy tree in a frost-covered front yard Saturday morning in Olney, Md. (Courtesy Susan Temor)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Susan-Temor-Olney-260x174.png)