( CNN ) -- Folks along the East Coast from North Carolina to New Jersey who were hoping for a green St. Patrick 's Day are getting a white one instead . Snow and sleet fell Monday from western North Carolina to central New Jersey . Snow also fell across portions of southeast Pennsylvania . Three days ahead of the official start of spring , Washington was bearing the brunt of another storm . Ten inches of snow was reported at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia , and 6 inches have fallen at Baltimore-Washington International Airport . Winter storm warnings and advisories are in place for much of the Mid-Atlantic , from North Carolina to southern New Jersey . The snow was expected to taper off Monday afternoon , the National Weather Service said . The highest reported snowfall total was 13.5 inches at Singers Glen , Virginia . In Washington , schoolkids and federal workers got another snow day thanks to the late winter storm . Classes were canceled in six area counties . The National Zoo is closed , too , leaving the animals free to roam in the snow without any prying eyes .
10 inches of snow reported at Dulles airport ; a town in Virginia gets more than a foot . Federal workers get the day off in Washington , and the National Zoo is closed . Schoolkids get another snow day amid winter storm warnings and advisories .