Update: 2:40 PM – Police are responding to the area of the Clarendon Metro for report of people seen drinking and throwing snowballs.
Word is spreading fast on Twitter and Facebook about a snowball fight happening outside the Clarendon Metro station. It’s planned for 3:00 PM. According to this Craigslist post, there will be two teams: those who live south of the Clarendon station, and those who live north of it.
There was a festive atmosphere among those hardy or crazy enough to brave the elements in Courthouse and Clarendon last night. There were people making snow angels in the middle of Wilson Boulevard, people sledding down N. 13th Street, a mother and her young son making a snowman outside an office building at 1:00 AM, and, of course, lots of random shouting and general revelry in the streets.
A number of the popular bars that stayed open, including Whitlow’s and Four Courts, were packed with people. Those leaving the bars seemed especially susceptible to the allure of starting snowball fights.
