weather

Photo by PoPville flickr user Pablo Raw

From DPW:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser will deploy the District Snow Team, starting at 11 pm Wednesday, February 25 with a full deployment of more than 200 snow trucks that will be on their routes by 1 am Thursday, February 26. Wednesday morning, the District Snow Team began pre-treating bridges and ramps with a sodium-chloride brine mixed with beet juice to help retard freezing on these surfaces.

A light snow, possibly up to 1 inch is expected overnight starting after 1-2 am Thursday with temperatures in the 20Fs. Thursday’s high temperature is expected to be 30F with some sun possible in the afternoon.”

Thanks to a reader for sending from 8th and Rhode Island Ave, NW.

Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin

I can think of no other words than spectacular.

Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard

Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.

I’m told it was a Snow Bear but when I saw it in person it appeared to be some sorta bear/pig hybrid. Even better! Columbia Heights.

A reader sends:

“Yesterday’s slushy disgusting mess is brought to you by 16th and Irving.”

In my walkabout around town yesterday I’d say it would be easier to identify folks who actually did shovel as it was few and far between. Props to DC USA who did a good job as well as some small businesses, pictured below, on Mt. Pleasant Street (though others on that street were pretty negligent.)

Photo by PoPville flickr user Beau Finley

From DPW:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser will deploy the District Snow Team, starting at 7 am, Saturday, February 21 with a full deployment of more than 200 snow trucks that will be on their routes by 9 am. Snow is expected tomorrow starting sometime after 9 am with temperatures in the 20s and rising. Snow may continue falling through 4 pm then change to freezing rain for a few hours and then become all rain after 8-9 pm. A quick 1-2 inches of snow will fall which will accumulate on pavements and then .01 inch of ice is possible before changing to all rain overnight Saturday into Sunday. Sunday we could see a few rain showers with temperatures in the mid 40s with the precipitation ending around noon.”

@angelakkmiller tweets us the photo above just after 3pm:

“.@PoPville FYI Water is gushing from our next door neighbor’s office! (1120 M Street NW)”

DC Water emails:

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This week, temperatures in the District are expected to fall below zero for the first time since 1994. The cold has already caused hundreds of frozen or broken pipes inside local homes this winter. DC Water has fielded more than 4,000 calls from customers over the past 10 days, many for frozen or burst pipes, and other water utilities in the region are experiencing similarly high call volumes.

There are steps you can take to reduce the risk of pipes in your home freezing or breaking. (more…)

“The Rhode Island Ave. bridge was a mess this am. Not fun with a stroller and the stairs looks bad as well. Also, the area where the buses let off people was completely clear so that doesn’t make much sense.”

“Church at 10th and V Street, NW. The sidewalks around this church are always treacherous with ice after a winter weather event. This property really is a blight and the owners seem not to give a rat’s a## about being minimally decent members of this community. Thanks.”

@alexandrarowe tweets us:

“welcome back from snow day. line at 16th and Park for S-line buses that seem never to come @Metrobusinfo @PoPville”

In completely unrelated news, another reader spots a Hawk looking for breakfast at Union Station.

A reader writes:

“Snow is not sticking, but here’s Jake with our two-eyed snow heap in Mt. Pleasant.”