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PHOTOS: 1st snow of the season hits DC region

WASHINGTON — Say it ain’t snow! The weather outside really is frightful Thursday, and staying home for a lot of school kids in the Washington area is surely delightful.

But D.C.’s first snowfall has created conditions that are cold, wet and dangerous for many commuters. It isn’t just snow either. There’s also sleet and freezing rain to contend with.

Check out photos of winter’s first slap of the season below.

Ƶapp's Mike Murillo has some unofficial snow totals from Gaithersburg, Maryland, Thursday. (Ƶapp/Mike Murillo)
Ƶapp’s Mike Murillo has some unofficial snow totals from Gaithersburg, Maryland, Thursday. (Ƶapp/Mike Murillo)
Worker clears the first snow of the season in front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Worker clears the first snow of the season in front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Ƶapp's Chris Cichon hits the roof at Ƶapp to clean off the satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Nahal Amouzadeh)
Ƶapp’s Chris Cichon hits the roof at Ƶapp to clean off the satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Nahal Amouzadeh)
Ƶapp's Alicia Abelson braves the nasty weather to help clean the station's satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Chris Cichon)
Ƶapp’s Alicia Abelson braves the nasty weather to help clean the station’s satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Chris Cichon)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Person crossing icy, slushy roadway.
Snow is turning to slush and creating icy conditions in D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow, though not a ton, in Oakton, Virginia. (Courtesy Art Light)
Snow, though not a ton, in Oakton, Virginia. (Courtesy Art Light)
Snow falls around Dupont Circle in D.C. (Ƶapp/Lisa Winer)
Snow falls around Dupont Circle in D.C. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday.  (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
The leaves carry their fall colors but the ground and the sky have winter written all over them in Sterling, Virginia. (Courtesy Patti Hinko)
The leaves carry their fall colors but the ground and the sky have winter written all over them in Sterling, Virginia. (Courtesy Patti Hinko)
A couple of local kids pay tribute to the late, great Stan Lee as wintry weather hits the D.C. area. (Courtesy Larry Graham)
A couple of local kids pay tribute to the late, great Stan Lee as wintry weather hits the D.C. area. (Courtesy Larry Graham)
Snow piles up several blocks from downtown Frederick, Maryland, near Hood College. (Courtesy Ƶapp listener Ann)
Snow piles up several blocks from downtown Frederick, Maryland, near Hood College. (Courtesy Ƶapp listener Ann)
Snow collects on the grass in Dupont Circle. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
Snow collects on the grass in Dupont Circle. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
Video shows a snowy Thursday in the D.C. area. (Ƶapp) (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
Fairfax County Public School kids look out the window Thursday. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
A Fairfax County Police Department dog is ready to help with the snow. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
The National Cathedral in the distance in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
The National Cathedral in the distance in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Northwest D.C. as soon from the roof of the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Northwest D.C. as soon from the roof of the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
The first snow of the season falls on the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The first snow of the season falls on the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The first snow of the season in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The first snow of the season in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow falls on the White House, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow falls on the White House, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
Despite what was initially forecast, snow accumulates on the grass in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Ginger Whitaker)
Despite what was initially forecast, snow accumulates on the grass in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Ginger Whitaker)
(Ƶapp/Ginger Whitaker)
Roads and sidewalks as slick and slushy in D.C. Thursday. (Ƶapp/Max Smith)
Roads and sidewalks as slick and slushy in D.C. Thursday. (Ƶapp/Max Smith)
A man makes his way down Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. as snow falls around him. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
A man makes his way down Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. as snow falls around him. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
The first snow of the season hits drivers along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
The first snow of the season hits drivers along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
At least one neighborhood in Burke hasn't been plowed at all. (Ƶapp/John Domen)
At least one neighborhood in Burke hasn’t been plowed at all. (Ƶapp/John Domen)
Traffic conditions worsen on Fairfax County Parkway near Springfield. (Courtesy Christopher Phillips @cgphillips2000 via Twitter)
Traffic conditions worsen on Fairfax County Parkway near Springfield. (Courtesy Christopher Phillips @cgphillips2000 via Twitter)
Snow collects on plants and statues in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow collects on plants and statues in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls in the Shirlington area. (Courtesy Matt Naslanic @BigMattyNsty via Twitter)
Snow falls in the Shirlington area. (Courtesy Matt Naslanic @BigMattyNsty via Twitter)
Snow collects along the streets and bushes in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow collects along the streets and bushes in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars make their way through Northwest D.C. as snow falls Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars make their way through Northwest D.C. as snow falls Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls around a statue in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls around a statue in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars wait at a traffic light in Northwest D.C. as snow falls. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Cars wait at a traffic light in Northwest D.C. as snow falls. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Traffic builds as snow falls while drivers merge onto 28 in Virginia. (Courtesy @LeslieOThomas via Twitter)
Traffic builds as snow falls while drivers merge onto 28 in Virginia. (Courtesy @LeslieOThomas via Twitter)
Snow collects on the ground and concrete in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow collects on the ground and concrete in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Snow falls in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Conditions were slick on the Hopscotch Bridge in Northeast D.C. on Nov. 15. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Conditions were slick on the Hopscotch Bridge in Northeast D.C. Thursday morning. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Snowy conditions led to slick side streets in D.C.'s Cleveland Park neighborhood Thursday morning. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Snowy conditions led to slick side streets in D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood Thursday morning. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
(Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Cars make their way along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C.  Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars make their way along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
A police cruiser rolls out of a D.C. department parking area in Northwest. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
A police cruiser rolls out of a D.C. department parking area in Northwest. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow is making for slippery conditions on Route 7 in Western Loudoun County. (Ƶapp/Neal Augenstein)
Snow is making for slippery conditions on Route 7 in Western Loudoun County. (Ƶapp/Neal Augenstein)
Snow collects on grassy areas in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Ƶapp/Nick Iannelli)
Snow collects on grassy areas in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Ƶapp/Nick Iannelli)
Snow covers car windshields in Northwest Washington, D.C.. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Snow covers car windshields in Northwest Washington, D.C.. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
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Ƶapp's Mike Murillo has some unofficial snow totals from Gaithersburg, Maryland, Thursday. (Ƶapp/Mike Murillo)
Worker clears the first snow of the season in front of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Ƶapp's Chris Cichon hits the roof at Ƶapp to clean off the satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Nahal Amouzadeh)
Ƶapp's Alicia Abelson braves the nasty weather to help clean the station's satellite dish. (Ƶapp/Chris Cichon)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Person crossing icy, slushy roadway.
Snow, though not a ton, in Oakton, Virginia. (Courtesy Art Light)
Snow falls around Dupont Circle in D.C. (Ƶapp/Lisa Winer)
Route 7 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Thursday.  (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
The leaves carry their fall colors but the ground and the sky have winter written all over them in Sterling, Virginia. (Courtesy Patti Hinko)
A couple of local kids pay tribute to the late, great Stan Lee as wintry weather hits the D.C. area. (Courtesy Larry Graham)
Snow piles up several blocks from downtown Frederick, Maryland, near Hood College. (Courtesy Ƶapp listener Ann)
Snow collects on the grass in Dupont Circle. (Ƶapp/Lisa Weiner)
The National Cathedral in the distance in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Northwest D.C. as soon from the roof of the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
The first snow of the season falls on the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The first snow of the season in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Snow falls on the White House, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
Despite what was initially forecast, snow accumulates on the grass in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Ginger Whitaker)
Roads and sidewalks as slick and slushy in D.C. Thursday. (Ƶapp/Max Smith)
A man makes his way down Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. as snow falls around him. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
The first snow of the season hits drivers along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Snow collects on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ƶapp/Mitch Miller)
At least one neighborhood in Burke hasn't been plowed at all. (Ƶapp/John Domen)
Traffic conditions worsen on Fairfax County Parkway near Springfield. (Courtesy Christopher Phillips @cgphillips2000 via Twitter)
Snow collects on plants and statues in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls in the Shirlington area. (Courtesy Matt Naslanic @BigMattyNsty via Twitter)
Snow collects along the streets and bushes in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars make their way through Northwest D.C. as snow falls Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls around a statue in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Cars wait at a traffic light in Northwest D.C. as snow falls. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Traffic builds as snow falls while drivers merge onto 28 in Virginia. (Courtesy @LeslieOThomas via Twitter)
Snow collects on the ground and concrete in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow falls in Northwest D.C. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)
Conditions were slick on the Hopscotch Bridge in Northeast D.C. on Nov. 15. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Snowy conditions led to slick side streets in D.C.'s Cleveland Park neighborhood Thursday morning. (Ƶapp/Sarah Beth Hensley)
Cars make their way along Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest D.C.  Thursday. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
A police cruiser rolls out of a D.C. department parking area in Northwest. (Ƶapp/Will Vitka)
Snow is making for slippery conditions on Route 7 in Western Loudoun County. (Ƶapp/Neal Augenstein)
Snow collects on grassy areas in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Ƶapp/Nick Iannelli)
Snow covers car windshields in Northwest Washington, D.C.. (Ƶapp/Dave Dildine)


Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for Ƶapp.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining Ƶapp, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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