Snow Chances as Spring Starts | Patch PM

Stories worth talking about tonight:

Snow on the First Day of Spring 2016?

A chance of snow on the first day of spring? Weather forecasters are saying that the DC metro area could feel winter's last gasps -- a few snowflakes -- when spring arrives on Sunday.

Spring officially makes its appearance in the Eastern Time zone Sunday at 12:30 a.m. The new season will start cold and wet, but it's hard to say whether it will be rain or wet snow. >>> Read more.

Peeps Contest to Draw World's Top Professional Eaters

You've heard of eating contests involving pies, hot dogs, steaks...what about Peeps? Those little marshmallow treats shaped like cute little chicks and bunnies?

Some of the nation's top "professional eaters" -- including a competitor from Germantown -- will converge on National Harbor next month to do their best to stuff their faces with as many of the spongy treats as possible. >>> Read more.

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Metro Shutdown Update From WMATA Wednesday Afternoon

• The Metro has been shut down entirely today for officials to inspect all 600 cables in the system after a fire Monday.

Police Car Spray Painted: Reward Offered

• Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public's held to identify who spray-painted a police cruiser in McLean on March 5 or 6.

Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Dates Change Again for 2016

• National Park Service has revised the dates for the beginning of peak bloom for DC's famed cherry blossoms for spring 2016.

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