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PHOTO: 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 in Washington, Jan. 6, 2025.
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PHOTO: People participate in snowball fight at Meridian Hill Park, as a winter storm that brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. hits Washington, January 6, 2025.
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Federal offices are closed in D.C., where a snow emergency is in effect until at least the end of Tuesday, officials said.

D.C. Transportation Department Director Sharon Kershbaum told ABC News Live that the city has been preparing for weeks and has geared up nearly 250 snowplows.

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PHOTO: A man shovels snow near the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2025.
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PHOTO: National Park Service workers shovel a pathway during a winter storm at the White House, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington.
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\"if you don't need to travel, please don't,\" she said, adding, \"Our priority is to make sure that Congress can get where they need to.\"

Although federal offices are closed, Congress gathered on Monday for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

What's a #SnowDay?! The D.C. National Guard proudly assists the District's public safety mission following severe winter weather. Soldiers are staged across multiple @DCPoliceDept districts to provide mobility support operations until normal operations resume. #GuardianPride pic.twitter.com/adlguJTCAn

— District of Columbia National Guard (@DCGuard1802) January 6, 2025
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PHOTO: 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, Jan. 6, 2025.
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Another batch of snow could move through D.C. on Monday evening.

Before reaching the East Coast, this storm hit the Midwest on Sunday.

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PHOTO: A person clears snow from front stairs of a home following a winter storm, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis.
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PHOTO: Traffic makes it way on snow-covered U.S. 31 in Carmel, Ind., Jan. 6, 2025.
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Snowfall totals topped 1 foot in Kansas and Missouri, while over 10 inches of snow has been recorded at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Nine fatalities have been attributed to the storm: two in Missouri, two in Kansas, three in Virginia, one in North Carolina and one in West Virginia, officials said. All were related to car crashes or drivers otherwise losing control of their vehicles on slick roads.

President Joe Biden and his team are closely monitoring the storm, a White House spokesperson said.

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PHOTO: A city bus turns a corner during a winter storm, Jan. 6, 2025, in Cincinnati.
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ABC News' Alex Faul and Emily Chang contributed to this report.

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