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Thanks to Erin for sending just after 11am:

“Water *pouring* out of Dupont roof…eek. Right outside Dupont South metro in the space between Krispy Kreme and Panera.”

Also looks like the Columbia Heights Giant had a serious situation on Friday thanks to a reader for passing on OhThat SteveEdwards’s video:

Photo by PoPville flickr user John Sonderman

Tomorrow’s fixing to be a pretty cold one too – stay warm!!

Send your frozen photos to [email protected] or @PoPville on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram/ Flickr and please include neighborhood where you took the photo. Thanks.

Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard

Photo by PoPville flickr user evegophotos

From OPM:

“Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are OPEN under 2 hours DELAYED ARRIVAL and employees have the OPTION FOR UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK. Employees should plan to arrive for work no more than 2 hours later than they would be expected to arrive.”

From Alert DC:

“DC Public Schools reports they will be closed today January 4, 2018″

“NWS reports the current temperature is 24 degrees with a wind chill of 9 degrees. Today’s forecast is snow, mainly before 10am. Areas of blowing snow before 10am. High near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight’s forecast, mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Therefore, The Department of Human Services (DHS) in collaboration with DCHSEMA will keep the city’s Cold Emergency Plan activated for Thursday January 04, 2018.”

From the Deputy Mayor (as of 5:30am):

“District Government opening on time
Metro open”

From Council of D.C.

“the Council will be opening two hours late today”

From Alert DC:

“Amtrak reports Northeast Regional service between Washington DC and Newport News / Norfolk, VA, is canceled today Thursday, January 4, 2018.”

Updates with any changes and of course – send me your snow dog and other snow photos to [email protected] (or @PoPville on Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram/ Flickr) and please include neighborhood where you took the photo. Thanks!!

Photo by PoPville flickr user Erinn Shirley

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The National Weather Service is forecasting up to one inch of snow beginning at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 4. To prepare for the weather event, the DC Snow Team will begin pretreating roads at 8:00 p.m. this evening and deploy more than 200 trucks at 1:00 a.m. to treat all National Highway System, primary, secondary and residential routes within the District. Residents and motorists can register to receive important weather alerts from the District on their devices by signing up for AlertDC at alertdc.dc.gov.

To prepare for the overnight snow and morning commute, residents are encouraged to heed the following tips: (more…)

3513 14th Street, NW

PoPville PSA: As I’ve said a million times – Pho Viet is the best of the best in D.C. proper. You can see other favorite cold weather eats here.

From DC Water:

“Temperatures are plummeting–Protect your Pipes

This week, temperatures in the District are expected to fall into the single digits. The cold has already caused frozen or broken pipes inside DC homes. There are steps you can take to help prevent the pipes in your home from freezing or breaking.

Pipes that freeze most frequently are those that are exposed to the outside, such as outdoor hose outlets and water sprinkler lines. The other more likely pipes to freeze are those in unheated interior areas such as kitchen cabinets, attics, garages, basements and crawl spaces.

Before it gets any colder, you may want to follow these recommendations: (more…)

Thanks to Greg for sending from 15th and U Street, NW.

Thanks to Jessica for sending: “@maeis4maehem killing fetch at Bundy Dog Park”

And thanks to Melody for sending us this sweet street scene in Columbia Heights: “1:26 pm • 30°”

And thanks to Chelsey Christensen for sending from the Columbia Heights Farmers Market:

Please send your snow dogs and any other good snow shots to [email protected] or @PoPville on Twitter/Facebook and #PoPville on Instagram.

Instagram photos after the jump. (more…)