With everyone eating outside and playing outside yesterday felt more like Apr. 23rd. Awesome.
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Photo by PoPville flickr user ianseanlivingston
Update from SafeDC:
“The Tornado Watch for the District has been canceled by the National Weather Service.”
From MPD:
“The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH for the District of Columbia effective immediately until 5pm.
· Be prepared. Tornadoes can form from severe thunderstorms with little or no advanced warning.
· Know your safe room in your home, at school, and at work.
· Remain alert for the issuance of warnings.
· The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement.
· Fit under a work bench or other piece of sturdy furniture.
· If no basement is available, seek shelter on the lowest floor in a hallway or closet.
· Use blankets or pillows to cover your body and always stay away from windows.
· Evacuate mobile homes and vehicles immediately.
· Do not use highway overpasses as shelters.
· If no shelter is available, lie flat in the nearest ditch or other low spot and cover your head with your hands.
· Do not wait to hear or see this tornado before you take action.
· Tornadoes that form at night and those that are rain wrapped may not be visible.”
“Dear PoPville,
If I’m not mistaken, DC has a poorly enforced law on the books stating that residents, business owners, etc, must shovel the sidewalks within 8 hours after snow stops falling. So that should apply to DC schools, too, right? Cardozo High School does a terrible job with this. In previous storms this year, they have made an effort to salt the sidewalks, but I observed none leading up to this most recent storm. Cardozo takes up an entire city block, and as of this 9:15 this morning, this is what the sidewalks looked like on the very steep hill on 13th. No attempt to shovel had been made, and the many pedestrians through the area had pounded the snow down to thick, dangerous ice. The same was true after Snowmageddon a few years ago. The ice stayed for forever, long after temperatures rose.
I’m a renter in a large building across the street from Cardozo, so maintenance staff handle the snow around where I live, but after digging out my car yesterday, I did shovel out the crosswalks/handicap ramps at 13th and Clifton. Shoveling more around Cardozo was just beyond my abilities. Do you know who I can contact at the school to urge them to take care of this?”
Photo by PoPville flickr user yostinator
From OPM:
“Washington, DC, Area
Applies to: February 14, 2014
Status: Open – 2 hours Delayed Arrival – With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework
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 the Mayor’s Office:
“The District of Columbia Government will open on two-hour delay on Friday, February 14, 2014, due to inclement weather in the DC Metro area. Eligible employees will have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. DCPS schools are closed, as previously scheduled.
The Snow Emergency has been discontinued.”
Photo of Clementine, the Sexy Snowlady, tweeted to us by @sadieleighdance
@MayorVinceGray tweets:
“DC Snow Emergency scheduled to be lifted at 6:30 tonight. Plowing, road treatment will continue.”
@SMsFoodBlog tweets us the photo above:
“It’s fun trying to cross the street in DC (Gallery Place/Chinatown)”
and “Beyond awesome”:
Thanks to Caitlin for emailing us the great snow dog kisses above.
And thanks to MM for sending the cool Welcome shot below:
Cool before and after shot tweeted to us by @salbal09.
Thanks to @HollyTheDawg for tweeting us the “Meridian Hill Park snowcat”. Awesome.
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Thanks to @ShoesMcCoat for tweeting us the beautiful shot above from Mt. Pleasant.
Another reader asks if we can name this storm. @MalnurturedSnay suggests #snobrahamlincoln in honor President’s Day. I’m going to suggest #Snivedayweekend assuming most offices are closed tomorrow too. Let us know if you have a good one too.
Also for folks wondering about streets that have been plowed – you can track the snow plows here.
And keep the photos rolling via email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail or tweet me @PoPville or upload to the PoPville flickr pool. And please include the neighborhood where the photos were taken. Thanks!