Snowball fight takes over National Mall after 2 years of no snow

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Snowball fight on National Mall after 2 years of no snow

FOX 5’s Bob Barnard is ready for a snowball fight on the National Mall!

The D.C. area saw its first significant snowfall in years, resulting in school closures, creating the perfect storm for a snowball fight, "Battle of Snowpenheimer."

The Washington DC Snowball Fight Association posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, about a last-minute snowball fight. The fight is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on the grass between the National Gallery and the Air & Space Museum.

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The event is expected to last for two hours. Our FOX 5 Bob Barnard is on the scene and ready to join a team if needed. 

The Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia regions are closed Tuesday after the D.C. area saw its first significant snowfall in years. 

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Most of the Washington, D.C. region saw between two and four inches of accumulation from Monday into Tuesday after the first significant snowfall in about two years.

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Most of the Washington, D.C. region saw between two and four inches of accumulation from Monday into Tuesday after the first significant snowfall in about two years.