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The Washington, D.C. area has received its first major snow in years. Through noon, snowfall totals climbed to 5 inches to 10 inches in the immediate area, with some surpassing a foot in areas south of Fairfax County.
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On Monday night, temperatures in Washington are expected to dip to 20 degrees — the coldest since January 31, 2019. Power outages are escalating. Nearly 350,000 are without power in Virginia, with the greatest concentration in north central Virginia. About 50,000 are without power in Maryland.
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A patron exits the Metro station on Capitol Hill on Monday.
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Mark Ross walks his dog, Honey Bear, as snow falls on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Snow falls at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Snow falls along Carrleigh Parkway in Springfield, Va.
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Snow falls in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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A man walks along Eastern Avenue in the Deanwood neighborhood.
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People stand at a bus stop near Logan Circle.
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Trains traverse the snow at Union Station.
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A snow plow works to clear a street outside of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.
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People take photos of the White House through a snow-covered fence.
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Snow covers the 'Love Hate' sculpture at Farragut Square in Washington.
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A truck plows snow by Washington National Cathedral.
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Snow partially covers a fire hydrant in Crofton, Md.
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Cars are covered in snow in Crofton, Md.
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Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post
A person walks a dog in the snow in Crofton, Md.
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Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post
Traffic moves slowly going up a small hill on the Capital Beltway, in Fort Washington, Md.
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Alex Brandon/AP
Thora Halperin, 9 months old, enjoys being pulled on a sled in Silver Spring, Md.
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Snow obscures a sign in Silver Spring, Md.
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A car attempts to make it up a snow-covered hill in Silver Spring, Md.
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Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post
A lamppost is surrounded by snow-covered tree branches in Silver Spring, Md.
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Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post
Snow covers a decorated tree in Takoma Park, Md.
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A flamingo lawn ornament is covered in snow in Takoma Park, Md.
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Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
A bird flies above snow-covered tree branches in Takoma Park, Md.
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Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
A worker clears the sidewalk of snow outside of Lafayette Square, in Washington D.C.
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Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post
A pedestrian walks in a snow-covered bike lane in Washington D.C.
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Families play in the snow at Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill.
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Kids make a snowman at Lincoln Park.
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A fallen tree blocks part of the road near Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill.
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Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
A person walks near 16th Street NW during the snow in Washington.
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Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post
A person photographs the snow near Logan Circle in Washington, D.C.
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Cars travel along snow-covered roads in Washington.
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Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post
Amita Deshpande, left, plays in the snow with Sandeep Bathala and her son, Armaan Bathala, 2, in Washington.
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Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post
Julia and Danielle Brasure play with their dog Archie near the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill.
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Canada geese take off at the pond near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)
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A jogger on the National Mall is not stopped by heavy snow in Washington, D.C.
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Amanda Davidson shovels snow outside her home in Springfield, Va.
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A man walks a dog along Carrleigh Parkway.
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A pedestrian runs along Carrleigh Parkway.
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Nikko Ilao, 9, pauses as he steadies himself before going down a homemade sledding ramp in Olney, Md.
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Children sled on a snow-covered hill in Takoma Park, Md.
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Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post
A bus travels down a snowy street in Takoma Park, Md.
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Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post
Santa and elf figures are weighed down by the snow in Brookeville, Md.
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Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post
Snow falls in the Deanwood neighborhood.
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