Significant snowfall has slammed the D.C. metro area for the second time this winter, closing schools across the region, stalling transit services, and impacting federal workers.
Around 3 to 6 inches of snow is forecasted for the area by Wednesday morning.
D.C. public schools will be closed Wednesday due to weather conditions, the school system announced.
Afterschool activities and athletic events had been canceled earlier in the day. In Maryland, the Montgomery County and Prince George’s County school systems will be closed. In Virginia, Fairfax County and Loudoun County schools will be closed among others.
Federal government workers are on a two-hour delay for Wednesday. “Federal agencies in the DC area will OPEN with a 2-hour delay and have the option of allowing unscheduled leave/telework,” the Office of Personnel Management posted on X. “Given critical work being done across the federal government, please consult your agency for final guidance.”
The OPM advised government workers of early departures from the office earlier Tuesday. D.C.’s government will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
WMATA bus service is moving to a moderate snow plan as of 8 p.m., which will operate just 114 of the agency’s 193 routes, with detours planned. The agency noted that passengers may experience longer wait times due to road conditions. Several bus routes had already been impacted on Tuesday due to the weather, with at least seven buses stuck at 14th Street NW in D.C.
Metrorail is expected to run normally with potential weather-related delays.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) had already declared a statement of emergency on Monday due to the snowstorm.
“With another round of winter weather across the state this week forecasted to bring heavy snow and ice, I am declaring a state of emergency so we can move resources around the state,” he said. “I urge all Virginians to monitor your local forecast and to prepare for possible impacts to roadways and infrastructure beginning overnight Monday throughout Tuesday.”
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Travel is considered hazardous across the region. A multi-car crash occurred on I-270 Tuesday night, with one car sliding across all four lanes.
The last major snowstorm was earlier in January, delivering several inches of snow across the area.
