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PHOTOS: Rain hits D.C. area

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Joaquin is going to bypass the D.C. area, but lots of rain is expected the entire weekend. Here’s a look at what happened in the nation’s capital and beyond.

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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