Jan 17, 2024 · With winter officially here, and recent winter seasons being milder than normal, I wanted to see if it ever cold enough to freeze over any local body of water, but more specifically if the Potomac River and/or the Chesapeake Bay have been frozen for any length of time.

Jan 24, 2025 · A streak of sub-freezing days in the Chesapeake Bay region is still taking its toll on sections of the Bay. The Captain of the Port upgraded the head of the Chesapeake Bay, the C&D Canal, Potomac River, and “all existing tributaries within the Captain of the Port Zone” to Winter Port Condition Two.

Jan 3, 2018 · It's so cold, parts of the Potomac River and other bodies of water have frozen over. In some parts, it has frozen completely, prompting a misguided group of young people to drive onto the...

Jan 25, 2025 · This month, a pickup truck plunged from the Arlington Memorial Bridge into the icy Potomac River. The District of Columbia’s fire and emergency medical services department used airboats that move over ice on the river to reach the driver. The victim died after spending roughly an hour in the water, authorities said.

May 5, 2023 · And as recently as 2015, the Potomac remained frozen and covered with snow into the second week of March, which is unprecedented in modern times for the river to remain frozen so late in the season. Yes, Washington, from time to time, you do freeze over quite well.

Jan 17, 2025 · A crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday evening sent a vehicle plunging into the icy waters of the Potomac River, leaving the driver with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

Jan 17, 2025 · Video shows the pickup truck swerving across all lanes of the Arlington Memorial Bridge before crashing into the freezing Potomac River. Sources tell News4 crews were delayed in getting to the...

Jan 23, 2025 · On Tuesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol shut down a nearly 70-mile stretch of I-10 which extends from the Alabama-Florida state line just west of Pensacola to Walton County. On Wednesday, a 'freeze watch' for Doughlas and …

Feb 22, 2011 · This photograph of the Potomac River in January is a great example of finding beauty during the darkest season. The sun’s orange rays on the tree line bring color to a cold winter day, when the Potomac has almost completely frozen over.

Dec 5, 2024 · Since Thanksgiving (one week ago), the river temperature has dropped 11 degrees from 55 to 44 degrees, triggering a significant uptick in the number of water main breaks and leaks. WSSC Water has experienced 111 breaks/leaks since November 28.