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First Snowstorm Of 2024: Bethesda, Chevy Chase Readers Share Photos

Readers from Bethesda and Chevy Chase shared their snow photos with Patch. Check out our winter storm gallery.

Bethesda and Chevy Chase residents enjoyed the first snowstorm in the D.C. area in more than two years.
Bethesda and Chevy Chase residents enjoyed the first snowstorm in the D.C. area in more than two years. (Courtesy of Ivan Teelucksingh)

BETHESDA, MD — Tuesday was supposed to be the day when everyone returned to work or school following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, but Mother Nature had a different plan for Bethesda residents.

A winter storm warning was in effect to 10 a.m. on Tuesday for most of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., according to the National Weather Service.

Below are photos submitted by Patch readers of the first big snowstorm of the 2023-2024 season.

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Winter is for the birds of Bethesda

(Courtesy of Freddi Weiner)

Woodmont Triangle area of Bethesda

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(Courtesy of Wayne Barnstone)

Taxi rolling in the Chevy Chase snow

(Courtesy of Arthur Spitzer)

Maggie Checking Out the Snow in Chevy Chase

(Courtesy of Laura Narvaiz)

Mushroom enjoying the snow in Bethesda

(Courtesy of Ava Shulman)

Snow angels on Monday night at Chevy Chase Lake

(Courtesy of Annette Falinski)

Winter wonderland in Bethesda

(Courtesy of Rose Wallace)

Snow in Bethesda on Monday night

Courtesy of Ava Shulman)

Sledding at Westbrook Elementary in Bethesda

(Courtesy of Sarah Farnsworth)

Sometimes it's good to be "off your rocker" in Chevy Chase

(Courtesy of Allan Shedlin)

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