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Early afternoon reports from D.C. showed blizzard-like conditions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with sightings of downed trees after the airport had already proactively canceled several flights.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared and extended a snow emergency beginning midnight on Monday to 7 a.m. local time Tuesday, deploying the district's Snow Team and prohibiting vehicular parking along snow emergency routes to make way for snowplows.
A number of school districts in the Washington metropolitan area were closed because of the weather.
D.C. public schools, however, were already scheduled to be closed Monday and Tuesday following last week's announcement about schools requiring negative COVID-19 test results upon returning from winter break.
Federal offices in D.C. were also closed on Monday with emergency employees told to follow their agency's policies and some non-emergency employees offered weather and safety leave, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced.
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Residents of the district were discouraged from leaving their houses for non-essential travel by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which is running on a \"severe snow service plan\" with service limited only to major roads.
As the snow continues to fall, we urge you to reconsider any non-essential trips and avoid driving. MPD members are working to keep you safe today and everyday.❄️ #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/aRyhgSGMDN
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 3, 2022
D.C. Police Department also took to Twitter to advise against non-essential trips.
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Images of snow-covered Washington were shared on social media.
Took eCaBi to my shift. Thanks @bikeshare . Let’s see how this goes. pic.twitter.com/GVtCW5Xbyk
— Will Handsfield (@WHands80) January 3, 2022
A livestream from The National Zoo, which is closed due to the inclement weather, captured the giant pandas outside their grottos enjoying the winter weather and playing in the snow.
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