March 17 (Bloomberg) — A late winter snow storm that grounded hundreds of flights and closed government offices in Washington will end by midday after bringing as much as 10 inches to the nation's capital.
The heaviest snow is probably over in Washington, said Rob Carolan, owner of Hometown Forecast Services Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire. The region may get another inch through 2 p.m. local time today.
"It has been a decent storm out there," Carolan said. "It should be winding down fairly quickly this morning."
Across the U.S., 532 flights were canceled as of 7:50 a.m., with the majority of those going to or leaving from Washingon's Reagan National Airport, according to FlightAware, a Houston- based airline tracking company.
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