Winter Wonderland Hits Washington DC Hard

Over the weekend, the Washington, DC area was spanked with a massive snowstorm that brought traffic and public transportation to a halt, shut businesses across the region and made staying home the preferred activity of the weekend. 

At some times over the weekend, snow was falling faster than 2 inches every hour.  The snowfall totals came in at 25 inches of snow at Regan National Airport, and 34½ inches fall at Dulles Airport.

The storm downed power lines disrupting electricity to a couple hundred thousand homes around the region.

It was a however a boom for cross-country skiers and kids hoping to enjoy the two to three feet of snow making the area a winter wonderland.

By Sunday, people were venturing out and many of the city’s major arteries and highways were at least partially plowed, while some side streets had yet to see the first snow plow.

The day before the storm hit, many area grocery stores set one-day sales records and by  Saturday, grocer’s shelves that hold staples such as milk and bread were bare.

The snow that dropped exceeded any two-day total snowfall accumulation in the District’s recorded history. 

There’sa still about 30 inches of heavy, wet snow covering most of my driveway, which I am sad to say, I am still in the process of clearing.

Images – from personal collection   ©2009, Jon Rochetti