A Capital Covered in Snow

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A Capital Covered in Snow

January 24, 2016JPEG

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this natural-color image of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2016. Most neighborhoods in the image received at least 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 centimeters) of snowfall from the nor'easter that pounded the region from January 22 to 24. The image below is a closeup of Washington drawn from the larger image.

January 24, 2016

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

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A severe winter storm coated the Mid-Atlantic of the United States with a thick blanket of snow.

Instrument:: Landsat 8 — OLI

January 2016 Blizzard

The East Coast of the United States was hit by a potent winter storm system that dumped several feet of snow across wide swaths of the region.

Blizzard Winds Battered East Coast

A Snow Blanket for the East Coast

A Capital Covered in Snow

A Blizzard by Moonlight

A Snow Blanket for the East Coast

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A Snow Blanket for the East Coast

A great blizzard has painted many states white.

Heavy Snow around U.S. Capital

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Heavy Snow around U.S. Capital

Acquired February 7, 2010, this true-color image shows snow blanketing much of the U.S. East Coast. Snow extends hundreds of kilometers inland from the Atlantic coastline, but thins near New York City.

Washington on the Potomac River

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Washington on the Potomac River

Wedged between Maryland and Virginia, the District of Columbia was established in 1790 to serve as the permanent seat of the U.S. federal government.

Growth in Washington, District of Columbia

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Growth in Washington, District of Columbia

Acquired on August 27, 1984, and August 22, 2011, these images document growth around Washington, DC.