Washington in the 2000s
When 'Snowpocalypse' and 'Snowmageddon' Rocked DC
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Snowpocalypse and Snowmageddon blanketed the D.C. region with over three feet of snow.
What began as anticipation for snow quickly turned into an extraordinary phenomenon as the blizzards known as Snowpocalypse and Snowmageddon blanketed the region with over three feet of snow combined. The city came to a standstill, creating a frozen landscape where streets were devoid of cars and replaced by impromptu snowball fights that gained widespread attention through social media.
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Washington in the 2000s
When 'Snowpocalypse' and 'Snowmageddon' Rocked DC
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What began as anticipation for snow quickly turned into an extraordinary phenomenon as the blizzards known as Snowpocalypse and Snowmageddon blanketed the region with over three feet of snow combined. The city came to a standstill, creating a frozen landscape where streets were devoid of cars and replaced by impromptu snowball fights that gained widespread attention through social media.
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NARRATOR: As the 2000s drew to a close, mother nature had a surprise left in store.
AMANDA: We have a tendency to get a little excited about snow predictions in this city.
Roane: And then the snow starts falling, and it keeps falling, and it doesn't stop falling.
NARRATOR: A foot and a half of snow later, the blizzard had a new name, Snowpocalypse.
Two months later, Snowmageddon would dump two more feet of snow on the region.
ROXANNE: The great thing about snowstorms is that the city is literally frozen in time.
AMANDA: I remember walking up Florida Avenue, like the middle of the street because there were no cars.
DAN: And then there were the snowball fights.
♪ ♪ CATHY: This is where I think social media really started to show the impact it can have.
DAN: The snowball fights started out, like, relatively small, and then every single person wanted to know when's the next snowball fight?
There was a Facebook page that was created.
YATES: And there was one particular incident that I'll never forget, where a cop pulled his gun on a guy who hit his car with a snowball.
AMANDA: It was totally wild, and people started chanting, "Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight."
CROWD: Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight!
YATES: And it was like one of the very real moments of a certain part of D.C. coming directly to a head with another part of D.C. NARRATOR: For more information, visit weta.org/2000s.
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