Snowquester: Mother Nature’s latest shot

The snowstorm will be just the latest in a series of weather events that have hit the Washington area over the past few years.

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The Derecho -- June 29, 2012

Between 9:30 and 11 p.m., one of the most destructive complexes of thunderstorms in memory swept through the area. Packing wind gusts of 60-80 mph, the storm downed hundreds of trees and left more than 1 million area residents without power during 100-degree-plus days. Xavia, pictured here, was one of the dogs that sweltering owners turned over to the Washington Animal Rescue League during the long wait to get power restored. Read more.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

The Quake -- Aug. 23, 2011

And the earth shook. Pieces of the National Cathedral crumbled. The Washington Monument, here being scaled by engineers viewing damage, has been closed to visitors since. The 5.8-magnitude quake, centered in Mineral, Va., was the largest in that state since 1897. See photos from the quake.

Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post

Hurricane Irene -- Aug. 28, 2011

The capital was drenched but not disabled by Irene, which caused billions in damage to 10 East Coast states. Virginia and North Carolina suffered the brunt of the power outages. (At left, sandbags sit on the ground outside a coffeehouse in Alexandria after the storm.)

Matt McClain / For the Washington Post

Commutageddon -- Jan. 26, 2011

It wasn't even a decent blizzard, but the timing during the evening rush hour made this a six-hour ordeal for some commuters. And when they got home, many found downed tree branches and electrical lines -- and no power. Read the full article.

Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post

Snowverkill -- Feb, 10-11, 2010

Yes, as in overkill. That's when 12-18 inches of snow falls on a city already crippled by the . . .

Linda Davidson / THE WASHINGTON POST

Snowmaggedon -- Feb. 5-6, 2010

. . . blizzard of many nicknames. President Obama called it Snowmageddon and others called it the Snowpocalypse. Snowfall at Dulles -- 32 inches -- was record-shattering, although George Washington and Thomas Jefferson claimed (in their diaries) that three feet of snow fell in 1772. (At left, hundreds take part in a snowball fight at Dupont Circle.)

Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post

Hurricane Isabel -- September 2003

Flooding caused the most damage from Isabel. Record storm surges, rainfall and runoff combined to flood homes and businesses. Canoes paddled through Alexandria’s Old Town section. Read more.

Dayna Smith / The Washington Post

The ‘Frankenstorm’

Washington is on pins and needles as it watches the path of Hurricane Sandy, which has alreadyplowed through the Caribbean, killing dozens of people. (At left, a satellite image from Oct. 26). See the latest.

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The U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue are seen Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, as heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy arrives in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

ALEXANDRIA, VA- OCTOBER 30: As the tide rises late in the evening in Old Town Alexandria water levels pass Union Street and begin to fill the 100 block of King Street on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012. During the morning high tide water levels never made it past the intersection of King and Union. (Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post)

Tracy A. Woodward / THE WASHINGTON POST

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