WASHINGTON 鈥 听The region is preparing for another snowed-in day Monday after spending Sunday digging out from record-setting snowfalls that dumped more than 30 inches in some parts of the D.C. area.
The D.C.-area public school systems and federal government offices in D.C. are closed for the day. Still, there is a glimmer of hope after a snowy weekend: major roadways are being cleared, flights are , and very limited service beginning at 7 a.m. Monday.
However, don鈥檛 let cabin fever and the presence of passable major roadways tempt you to get behind the wheel听— people are still discouraged from driving on area roadways because of the . Also, extra cars on the roadways can impede road crews鈥 progress, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says.
The storm has a connection to听one D.C. man鈥檚 death. An after going into cardiac arrest while shoveling snow in D.C. He is the first person whose death is related to the snowstorm in the city.
At least 听around the country as a result of the mammoth snowstorm.
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Snow Totals
While the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia received more than 40 inches of snow and parts of Loudoun County received as much as 36 inches,听BWI had it highest snowfall ever at 29.2 inches fell.
Dulles International Airport had its second highest total at 29.3 inches.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had its fourth biggest snowfall at 17.8 inches.
See all of the totals on the .
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Forecast
Temperatures will drop quickly after sunset, leading to a refreeze and very icy conditions Monday morning. The weather will stay quiet until late Tuesday when an approaching front will trigger a few light rain showers.
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Closings and Delays
- A Monday.听Some systems will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
- Many college and professional sporting events in the area have been moved or rescheduled. See the list .
- The Smithsonian closed听D.C. museums, as well as the National Zoo, are closed.
- The 狈补迟颈辞苍补濒听惭补濒濒 and Memorial Parks are closed through at least Sunday.
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Travel/Commuting
so crews can attempt to get them cleared and treated. Black ice also is a concern on roads that have been cleared.听Sidewalks remain impassible and cars are buried to their roofs.
Ellen Kamilakis, spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation, says drivers should stay off the roads Sunday. that drivers should continue to stay off the roads Monday, too, even as major roads are cleared.
鈥淲e are looking forward to another big cleanup day [Monday.] We continue to ask people to stay off the road so our plows can have access to the streets,鈥 she says.
Also, drivers should keep their own safety in mind as temperatures remain frigid.
鈥淔or the rest of the week at night, we are expecting temperatures well below freezing, which makes just about every treatment we put on the road ineffective,鈥 she says.
Kamilakis says VDOT needs at least 48 hours to get the major highways cleared. The neighborhoods will take “a couple more days,”
in Maryland reopened around 7:30 a.m. Sunday after they were closed overnight so that trains of snow plows could get them cleared.
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- Metrorail听will resume very limited service beginning at 7 a.m. Monday.
- Below is a map of the Metro lines and stations in service Monday
Here’s a map showing how Metrorail will operate on Monday morning. (Our thanks to for creating it.)
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- Below is a map of the Metro lines and stations in service Monday
- Metrobus and DC Circulator suspended service.
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- The gates at Metro garages will remain open through 9:30 a.m. Tuesday free of charge.
- 听says it will not offer service on Monday. A decision about Tuesday is expected Monday night.
- 听 service has been cancelled for听Monday.听 Please note that while some Amtrak trains may be听operating, they will not accept MARC tickets.
- says there will be no Commuter Bus service on Monday, except for Route 201 (Gaithersburg-BWI). The service will run on a weekend schedule — the first departures from both endpoints will be at 9 a.m. MTA says eastbound runs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will not operate.
- says it听will operate on a modified schedule in the Northeast. Several other Amtrak services are canceled or truncated.
AIRPORTS
- Reagan National and Dulles International will each have at least one runway open for flight operations beginning Monday morning. Airlines are expected to operate limited flight schedules at both airports Monday.
- In a , Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport says it plans to听resume flights gradually over the next 24 hours.
OTHER
- , the car-sharing service,听suspended service as of Thursday night.
- The听D.C. Taxicab Commission听has enacted a Snow Emergency Fare as of 9:30 a.m. Friday. The fare authorizes taxis to add a flat fee of $15 to the metered charge.
- Capital Bikeshare, which was closed through the weekend,听will be .
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