Heavy snow shuts federal offices in Washington

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An unusual late winter storm slammed the mid-Atlantic early Monday, dumping at least five inches of snow on Washington, D.C., forcing the federal government to shut down and disrupted travelers at area airports.

Just three days shy of spring, the storm dumped as much as 10 inches of snow in outlying sections of Virginia and Maryland.

Snow was expected to continue through the region through the morning, bringing an additional 1 to 3 inches to Baltimore and Philadelphia.

All runways were closed early Monday at Reagan National Airport, grounding more than 250 flights - 143 arrivals and 116 departures - by mid-morning. Flights and delays were and delays were also reported at Dulles Airport in Virginia.

In the Midwest, as much as 4 inches of snow fell in southern Missouri, southern Illinois, Kentucky and far southern Ohio.

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