Snowstorm’s intensity has D.C. region hunkering down

Ashley Halsey III and Martin Weil
Washington Post
Saturday, February 6th, 2010

The full weight of winter bore down on the Washington region Friday night, bringing life to a near standstill in some places as a storm predicted to be one of the most powerful on record brought snow that was falling as fast as two inches an hour overnight.

Police reported two fatalities — a father and son hit by a tractor-trailer in Virginia when they stopped to help a stranded motorist — and with the snowfall expected to outpace plows’ ability to clear it, officials pleaded with people to stay off the roads until conditions improve.

Metro, the transportation lifeline for tens of thousands of people, halted service to aboveground portions of its system at 11 p.m. Friday. The restriction was to remain in place Saturday.

Metro also halted all bus service at 9 p.m. Friday. No Metrobus or MetroAccess service will be provided Saturday, officials said.

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