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Heavy Snow Blankets DC, Baltimore Region: Photos

The first big winter storm of 2025 caused school closures and flight cancellations. See photos from D.C., Baltimore and Annapolis.

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Workers clear the plaza at the Capitol as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election, in Washington, Monday Jan. 6, 2025.
Workers clear the plaza at the Capitol as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election, in Washington, Monday Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON, DC — The new year has brought heavy snow, freezing temperatures and black ice to multiple states over the weekend. Final snow totals on Tuesday may reach 8 to 12 inches in parts of Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

The storm caused plenty of flight cancellations and delays, leaving passengers stranded at airports from Kansas City to Baltimore. Schools across the Baltimore-DC region canceled classes in anticipation of the storm.

Snow plows and crews worked around the clock at the U.S. Capitol to prepare roads for a joint session of Congress that convened Monday to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the 2024 presidential election.

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Related: Here's How Much Snow Has Fallen So Far In MD

Check out photos from Annapolis, Baltimore and DC of the winter storm:

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People engage in a snowball fight as U.S. flags, along the base of the Washington Monument, fly at half-staff in memorial to former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
National Park Service workers shovel a pathway during a winter storm at the White House. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Workers clear steps at the Capitol as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A person clears off a car during a winter snow storm in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The White House is pictured during a winter snow storm in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Capitol is pictured as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Tony Savage, who works for the city of Annapolis, clears snow along the City Dock in Annapolis, Md., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
Desheria Franklin, who works for the city of Annapolis, shovels snow on Main Street in downtown Annapolis. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
The view of Baltimore's Inner Harbor from Federal Hill Park as seen on Monday. (AP Photo/Lea Skene)
Cosimos Cendo, of Washington, D.C., skis down Main Street in Annapolis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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