<p>On January 24, 2016, <a href="http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?page_id=4071">Landsat 8</a> captured this image of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. A nor’easter <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/27/in-too-deep-the-craziest-snow-depths-and-drifts-from-snowzilla/">pounded the region</a> from January 22 to 24, dumping 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 centimeters) across the area.</p>

White Houses

On January 24, 2016, Landsat 8 captured this image of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. A nor’easter pounded the region from January 22 to 24, dumping 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 centimeters) across the area.

Photograph by Joshua Stevens, USGS/NASA Earth Observatory

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