Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team Tonight in Preparation for Light Rush Hour Snowfall on Wednesday Morning
Date Released:
Mon, 12/06/2021
(Washington, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser will deploy the District Snow Team starting at 7 pm to spread the “hot mix,” a solution of brine and beet juice, along roadways within the National Highway System, e.g., I-295, I-395, in advance of snow, and possibly rain, predicted to fall Wednesday starting between 1 am and 4 am. Tonight’s forecast is also expected to produce overnight wind chill values bottoming out in the upper 20’s. Therefore, the District’s Hypothermia Alert will be activated at 7 pm.
