Thanks to a reader for sending from Capitol Hill.
Email your snow photos to [email protected] or tweet to @PoPville or upload to the PoPville flickr pool – thanks!
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Important updated about the 11am Dupont Circle snowball fight – it’s been moved to Meridian Hill Park in Columbia Heights. Update from the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association:
“Listen up, troops! The NPS (National Park Service, for recent transplants) stroke again and meddled with our plans. They plowed the pristine snow blanket of Dupont Circle Park. To remedy this unfortunate situation, we are moving the main event to Meridian Hill Park.”
Ed. Note: It’s still scheduled for 11am. Meridian Hill Park is located between 15th and 16th Streets and Euclid and W St, NW. If you go send some photos to [email protected] or tweet to @PoPville or upload to the PoPville flickr pool – thanks and have fun!
Photo of the SW corner of Connecticut and Calvert St, NW by Dallas Lillich
On twitter @SlimYoung202 asks
“@PoPville any word on whether @CapitolPolice allowing sledding in Capitol Hill lawn today?”
Haven’t heard about that specifically but just in case it’s a problem where are your other favorite spots around town?
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mark Andre
From WMATA:
“All Metrobus service (all routes, all lines) is now SUSPENDED until further notice due to current extremely hazardous weather and road conditions. The decision to suspend service was made at 3:30 a.m. by Metro’s Emergency Command Center, which has been monitoring weather and road conditions throughout the overnight hours. Bus service will only be restored when it is safe to do so.”
From AlertDC:
“Metrorail opened at 5:00 am with trains on Saturday schedule (about every 12 min). MetroAccess service suspended until further notice.”
From the Mayor’s office:
“Due to winter weather, the Bowser Administration announced that District Government will be closed on Tuesday February 17th. Essential or Emergency personnel will still be required to report to work.”
From Chez Billy”
3815 Georgia Avenue, NW
“From 2-5:30, we’ll have $6 soupe a l’oignon gratinee lyonnaise and $10 royale with cheese. Also, we’ll be doing happy hour specials from 2-7:30.”
From Brookland Pint
716 Monroe St NE
“Kids eat FREE with purchase of an adult entree.”
Meridian Pint
3400 11th St. NW
“Snow day brunch begins at 10am; homemade hot cocoa (with booze added options)
FREE cocoa & snow day activities & coloring books for kids”
From Agua 301:
301 Water Street SE
“Open all day beginning at 11 a.m.
Snow day specials:
$2.50 Tacos
$3.50 Corona Lite drafts
$5.00 margaritas”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Ellen O
From @OPMDirector:
“2/17: #DC area Fed offices closed. Emergency & telework-ready employees follow agency policies http://www.opm.gov/status”
From @dcpublicschools:
“DCPS schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/17 due to inclement weather. Central office will follow DC gov decision.”
From @dcpl:
“All DC Public Library locations will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 16, due to inclement weather. But we’re available online 24/7!”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Clif Burns
From DC.gov:
“Snow emergency taxi fares in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM Tues. Taxis can add a fee of $15 to the metered charge. http://dctaxi.dc.gov”
From WMATA:
“Due to forecast weather and expected road conditions, Metro is advising riders of the following service changes for Tuesday, February 17:
*** Metrobus: No late-night bus service; buses on severe snow service plan on Tuesday AM ***
All late-night bus service will be cancelled tonight. The last buses of the night will meet the last Metrorail trains at outlying stations; however, after 1 a.m., no bus service will operate until approximately 5 a.m.
Based on the curent forecast, Metro expects to begin Tuesday on a SEVERE SNOW PLAN, if conditions allow. Under the severe snow plan, buses operate on major roadways only. Visit wmata.com for details. Service may be further reduced if it is unsafe to operate.
*** Metrorail: Expect trains on Saturday schedule on Tuesday ***
Metrorail will make every effort to continue operating train service, both above and below ground. However, due to expected weather conditions and lighter-than-normal ridership, all Metrorail service will operate on a Saturday schedule on Tuesday, February 17. This allows additional time between trains for snow-clearing operations and also protects railcars from severe weather conditions, thereby allowing for more reliable service after the storm passes when more people are riding.
*** MetroAccess: Service suspended until further notice ***
All MetroAccess service (paratransit service for customers with disabilities) is suspended until further notice. Riders are encouraged to sign up for MetroAlerts to be notified when service is restored.”
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Photo by PoPville flickr user DC_Chica
Update from AlertDC 6:50pm:
“NWS has revised and updated the Winter Storm Warning. The Warning has gone into effect, and will be in effect until noon tomorrow. Forecast total snow accumulations are 6-10 inches. Heaviest snowfall is expected between 8PM tonight and 5AM Tues morning. Please drive only if it is absolutely necessary.”
UPDATE from DPW:
“During the snow emergency that goes into effect Tuesday, February 17, DCUSA neighbors may park in the garage for $1.00. Please follow these instructions:
Please get your ticket at the kiosk and park on P2 level. Keep the ticket in your car. Go to the parking office and give the staff your tag number and make, model, and color of your car.
When you are ready to leave the garage, return to the parking office, pay the $1 and leave as usual.”
From the Mayor’s Office:
“With a heavy snowfall predicted, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that a snow emergency will go into effect at 7 am on Tuesday, February 17. By declaring a snow emergency, the District Snow Team (Department of Public Works and Department of Transportation) will be able to clear snow emergency routes curb to curb. To learn where a vehicle has been towed, call the Towed Vehicle Locator office at 202.541.6083 or go to http://dpw.dc.gov/service/locate-towed-vehicle.
The snow emergency will remain in effect until an announcement is made that it has been lifted. Motorists are asked to tune into television and radio broadcast stations or go to www.snow.dc.gov for a notice that the snow emergency has been lifted.
Vehicles ticketed for a snow emergency violation and towed by DPW will be taken to the DPW Impound Lot at 5001 Shepherd Parkway, SW 20032. The lot is open weekdays from 8 am to 6 pm, the telephone number is 202.645.5500. The lot is closed weekends, holidays and when DC government is closed. Vehicles also may be towed by private towing companies, and vehicle owners can learn where their vehicle has been towed by calling the Towed Vehicle Locator office at 202.541.6083. To have an impounded vehicle released, these fees must be paid before the vehicle will be released:
• $250 ticket for the snow emergency violation.
• $100 tow fee.
• $20 per day storage fee.
Additional fees also may be required to be paid, e.g., fees for tickets older than 60 days that have not been entered into the adjudication system.
These fees may be paid at the impound lot by bank debit card, credit card (Mastercard, Visa and Discover) or online through the Department of Motor Vehicles Website — http://dmv.dc.gov/.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mike Maguire
Thanks to a reader for passing on from the DC Snowball Fight Association:
“At laaast, the DC area is about to get in on some of that significant snow that New England seemingly has been keeping all to itself so far this winter… And yes, for us, that can only mean two words.
SNOWBALL FIGHT !
For the first time since last March, we urge the snowballers of the District to reconvene for a benevolent battle in the beloved birthplace of our movement, Dupont Circle Park, at 11am on Tuesday. An hour or two beforehand, we’ll post an update here on the status of the Park, just so that we know whether conditions are ripe. And we hope you can join us afterward for lunch and drink specials at James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar, which is reserving a room and offering a prize for the best (read: craziest?) dressed snowballer! (more…)
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Photo by PoPville flickr user blake martin
From AlertDC:
“National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire National Capital Region to begin during the evening hours on Monday through Tuesday Morning (specific times were not available at this time). The forecast calls for the heaviest snow fall totals between the hours of 10pm Monday night and 5am Tuesday morning with system totals of 5”inches. This is forecasted to be an all snow event and will stick. Please treat all sidewalks and other walkways along with taking all other necessary precautions.”
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser will deploy the District Snow Team, starting at 3 pm Monday, February 16 and snow trucks will be on their routes by 5 pm. The storm system should reach the region Monday evening between 5 pm and 7 pm, bringing accumulating snow of 3-6 inches overnight Monday into Tuesday morning and ending after 9 am Tuesday. The heaviest snow is expected between 8 pm and 6 am Tuesday. The low temperature Monday night will be around 20F and the high Tuesday is 31F.”
Update from National Weather Service:
“WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST
TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user nevermindtheend
From AlertDC Sunday morning:
“DHS reports the Hypothermia Alert will remain on. According to National Weather Service, the current temperature is 11 degrees with a wind chill of -10 degrees. Today Sunny, with a high near 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Tonight Clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Hypothermia season has begun. When the actual or forecasted temperature, including wind chill, is 32 degrees or below, the District issues a Hypothermia Alert. To request shelter transport for DC residents who are homeless and on the street now, contact the Shelter Hotline at [email protected], (202) 399-7093, 211, or 1-800-535-7252 (toll-free from a pay phone).”