Snow Expected Thursday

An alert sent across district by the city's Emergency Management Agency Wednesday evening cautioned residents to expect 1"-2" of snow Thursday between the hours of beginning around 7am and continuable for much of the day.

The alert, sent out at 7:30pm, warned recipients of well below freezing temperatures overnight and forecast that Thursday's high would be a chilly 28 degrees.

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang blog posted a similar prediction, calling for 1"-3" of snow for DC, with areas south of the city potentially receiving up to 5".

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