First day of spring nor'easter hits Delaware

People wait in the cold at Rita's in Newark for free water ice signaling the first day of spring as sleet and snow fell most of the day in Delaware.

Waves crash onto the shore at Rehoboth Beach on the first day of spring 2018.

Snow starts to coat plants in Wilmington Tuesday afternoon at the beginning of a nor'easter passing through the state.

Waves crash at Rehoboth Beach on Tuesday, the first day of spring.

A woman waits for a bus in the snow on Kirkwood highway and Ellesmere Tuesday morning

Snow begins to fall on Tuesday morning as motorist make their way along Rt. 4 Near Harmony Rd.

Waves crash along the break wall next to the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse in Lewes on Tuesday.

Waves crash to the shore Tuesday at Rehoboth Beach.

Blooming forsythia got a coating of snow on the first day of spring Tuesday as a nor'easter started passing through the state.

A motorist removes snow off his vehicle along Delaware Avenue in Trolly Square on Tuesday afternoon.

Snow coats trees in Rockford Park on Tuesday afternoon.