Nation’s capital region shuts down after snowfall

By BRETT ZONGKERJESSICA GRESKO
Published February 13, 2014 9:48pm ET
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Nation’s capital region shuts down after snowfall
A man walks through the slush and shields himself from freezing rain on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, as winter weather shuts down Washington. After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in Washington as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital and surrounding area shut down Thursday as snow blanketed the region, dumping nearly 9 inches in Washington and more than a foot in other places.

Federal and local government offices in Washington were closed Thursday along with state offices in Maryland and some Delaware counties. Universities in the region canceled classes, and schoolchildren in Washington had their second snow day in less than a month.

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