This certainly doesn’t bode well for the coming blizzard. The Washington Post reports:
“Horrible.” “Pathetic.” “Painful.” “Unbelievable.” “One inch of snow did this.” From every corner of the region and into the wee hours of the morning, from every highway and byway, motorists vented their anger and frustration that they were still out there — at 1 a.m., then 2 a.m. and still at 3 a.m — because of ice and untreated roads, from a modest early-evening snowfall that came and went in a few hours.
As the beginning of the morning rush hour grew near, there were still reports of hazardous conditions and road blockages in many areas. The detritus of the long commuting ordeal — scores of cars abandoned in and around the shoulders of highways — could complicate the drive to work, for those unfortunate enough to have to make it. It was Washington’s familiar post-apocalypse look, minus any apocalypse, a bewildering sight to those accustomed to more frigid climes.
Many streets were reportedly gridlocked by abandoned cars. CNN notes that the evening commute took up to six hours for some drivers.