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These incredible pictures of the mega-snowstorm that buried the Washington D.C. area with more than 30 inches of snow in some areas were sent to us by  native Chicagoan Robert Schwartz a student at American University in Washington. The official snowfall at American University was 27.5 inches.

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Photos by Robert Schwartz

Thanks to Julie Frey Wilke for sending us this neat picture of an unusual snow drift photographed about a mile off of exit 201 on I-65 near Remington, Indiana.

It's been quite a winter in Oklahoma. The latest ice and snow storm to hit that region produced the scenes you see here in just the past week---scenes photographically captured by Tim Koska and forwarded to us by our hard-working former intern Eric Szos, who now works as a meteorologist for Cherry Logistics Corporation in North Aurora. So bad was the icing in Oklahoma during the storm that law enforcement officials reported 200 or more power poles snapped in some locations producing power outages. MANY THANKS ERIC for sharing these with us---and please extend out thanks to Tim Koska for some amazing photos!
 
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Photos courtesy of Tim Koska and forwarded to us by Eric Szos

Our meteorological colleague here at WGN Richard Koeneman, who lives high in the mountains of western North Carolina at Fairview (near Asheville) sends us these incredible snow shots in the wake of the mammoth weekend snow there. Fantastic shots, Richard--THANKS for getting them to us!
 
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Kristi Ikemire sends us these beautiful shots taken by her father-in-law Chuck Stone who lives in Kimberling City outside of Branson, Missouri. Kristi tells us:

"They don't see snow too much down there - so this was a big one for them."

True indeed! Thanks to you and Chuck for making these beautiful photos
available to us, Kristi! 

Tom Skilling

Thanks to Tony Russo of Virginia Beach, Virginia for passing along these photos of the snowstorm that is hammering the area. Tony reports heavy snow mixed with sleet still occurring Saturday afternoon with 7.5 inches on the ground- more than that area typically gets in an entire winter.

Photos by Tony Russo

WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune Meteorologist Richard Koeneman reports that snowfall in the mountains near Asheville has reached to about 6 inches and is still falling at a heavy rate. Snow totals are expected to top 12 inches before the storm ends. 

Photo by Richard Koeneman

Thanks to Dolores Hager of Hanover Park for sending us this great host of tonight's full moon. This full moon is to appear the biggest and brightest of the year because the moon is currently at perigee- its closest point to the Earth in its elliptical orbit.   

Photo by Dolores Hager

Not too many sunbathers and swimmers in the Nashville area today as a winter storm is lacing the area with heavy snow. This picture was sent to us by  former Chicagoan Lisa Nisevich. The photo was taken by her husband who was attending a conference in Nashville.

Our WGN Weather Center colleague Richard Koeneman just sent in these pictures of the beginning stages of what promises to be a another major snowstorm in that area. By the time the storm ends later this weekend, snowfall totals are expected to be in the 10-14 inch range. That area was also hit by a 15-inch snowstorm back in December just before Christmas.

Photos by Richard Koeneman