The National Park Service for the National Mall and Memorial Parks assured Twitter users Wednesday the Washington, D.C. metro area cherry blossom trees should be unaffected by the heavy snowfall plaguing the East Coast.
Even though the trees should escape the snow unharmed, the Tidal Basin area where the annual festival takes place is closed and no events will be taking place on Wednesday.
“Cherry blossom buds are still tight enough that they should be unaffected by the snowfall, but all festival events are cancelled for today and the Tidal Basin Welcome Area will be closed,” the official National Mall National Park Service Twitter posted.
Cherry blossom buds are still tight enough that they should be unaffected by the snowfall, but all festival events are cancelled for today and the Tidal Basin Welcome Area will be closed. #BloomWatch #CherryBlossomDC pic.twitter.com/JG9bPSjVlL
— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) March 21, 2018
As of early Wednesday morning, the Washington, D.C. metro area is expected to accumulate 4 to 8 inches of snow.
Federal offices in the metro area are closed, with only emergency and employees able to work remotely at the will of their respective agencies’ policies.
