Since the March organizers say it is going on as planned (unwise IMO), I hope people planning on attending the March, use good judgement and common sense. These are not conditions where people are advised to be walking around outside. The March will be taking place during the height of the storm with snowfall rates at time 2-3 inches per hour, near zero visibility, whiteout conditions and wind gusts up to 60 mph. This is not a stroll through Winter Wonderland but a very dangerous and potentially life threating blizzard. Getting from and to the March by car will be near impossible and public transit will not be running.
If anything, keep the children and the elderly and people with health conditions inside and safe and warm.
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 2 FEET.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW... STRONGEST WINDS...AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.
March for Life
Warning!
DC Metro system will be completely shutdown from 11pm Fri thru all day Sunday.
Federal government shutting down by noon today. The Fed buildings around the Mall will NOT be available for even temporary shelter. With predicted high winds and wind chill factors frostbite will be a real danger.
Ancillary services such as stores and restaurants more than likely be shutdown as well in downtown DC.
With a poor history of road clearing DC transportation will be impossible. You will be stranded with little chance for relief via emergency services.
Not a wise move by march organizers to continue.