You make it sound like a blizzard.
DC itself got a good solid snow, but it’s not huge. And only apparentl6 since 2016. I guess it has been a rather good while since we had significant snowfall in the region. But 5 years still isn’t that big.
The current snowfall shut down traffic on I-95 for about 24 hours. And late Thursday a YUUUUUUGE snowstorm is coming. Check the weather reports.