Parts of US get another round of snowfall

Associated Press

WASHINGTON

With a harsh winter that closed the federal government, schools and offices for several days this year, Washington and other cities seemed to be getting used to digging out of the snow and cold as yet another storm blew into Mid-Atlantic and parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday.

With spring just days away, the commute on Washington’s Metro transit system was light. Sidewalks were cleared faster than in past storms. More homeowners and businesses gave up on snow shovels in favor of snowblowers. Airports saw some cancellations, but runways were reopening by midmorning.

With the temperature rising, the latest snow was poised to turn into a slushy mess faster as well.

At least a few inches of snow were reported in the Washington area and parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. For Philadelphia, the 4.5 inches of snow that fell as of 8 a.m. made this winter the second-snowiest on record. The National Weather Service said 67.4 inches had fallen so far for the 2013-14 season.

Snowfall at Dulles airport in Sterling, Va., totaled 10 inches at 10 a.m., the agency said.