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First snow of the new year hits D.C. area

By Sarah Beth Hensley

The first snow of the new year hit the region early Tuesday morning, bringing blustery conditions in time for the morning rush hour.

When DC froze: Remembering ‘Snowmageddon’ 10 years later

By Alejandro Alvarez
Mountains of snow buried the tarmac at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Sightseers used skis to slide through a snowy National Mall. Snow drifts piled up to the White House's windows. Ten years ago, D.C. bore the brunt of what came to be called Snowmageddon — one of the most severe winter storms in capital weather history. Between 1 and 3 feet of snow fell from Feb. 5 to Feb. 6, 2010: Flights at Reagan ground to a halt under 17.8 inches of snow — tame compared with Dulles, which saw over 32 inches.
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