On January 20–22, the governors of eleven states and the mayor of Washington, D.C. declared a state of emergency in anticipation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions. Approximately 103 million people were affected by the storm, with 33 million people under blizzard warnings. More than 13,000 flights were cancelled in relation to the storm, with effects rippling internationally. Thousands of National Guardsmen were placed on standby and states deployed millions of gallons of brine and thousands of tons of road salt to lessen the storm's effect on roadways. A travel ban was instituted for New York City and Newark, New Jersey for January 23–24. The storm was given various unofficial names, including Winter Storm Jonas and Snowzilla.


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Sunset approaches the end of Grand Haven Pier in St Joseph, Michigan earlier this week after a winter storm effected the area.

Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this amazing image from the International Space Station of the snow storm as it approached Chicago.

Workers in Washington DC battle to clear a sidewalk in the early hoursof this morning as the eastern seaboard is hit by Jonas.

National Guard members attempt to push this police patrol car clear after it got buried in a bank of snow in Washington DC.

Thousands of workers have been tasked with clearing tonnes of snowin cities and towns across the East Coast.

Officials warned the snow storm will present 'life-threatening blizzard conditions' and advised people to stay indoors.

Am a witness to this year snow...Have always

Seen it on TVs,but saw it live and direct and

was like "na so e dey be"

This motorist in Holboken, New Jersey was ignoring Governor Chris Christie's advice to avoid any journeys by road.

People buy seafood at the Wharf as the snow falls in Washington, D.C., Friday, January 22, 2016. The leading edge of the monster snowstorm arrived early in the afternoon.

A snowplow begins to clear the sidewalk at Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, January 22, 2016.

A woman walks by the United States Marine Corps Monument in Washington D.C. on Friday as snow falls during the winter storm.

A police car is covered with ice in front of the White House in Washington D.C. during the winter storm Jonas on Friday.

Wrapped up warm: A member of the secret service stands guard in front of the White House as he prepares for what's about to come in.

Snow slows down traffic on Interstate 40, Friday morning in Nashville, Tennessee. Ten deaths have already been connected to icy road conditions in Jonas' path.

Accidents.

More than 7,700 flights have been cancelled thanks to the blizzard. Above a reader-board at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday.

A passenger takes a nap while waiting for his flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. on January, 2016.

Liam Everett, 8, left, Chloe Betts, 10, center, and Isabella Everett, 10, of North Carolina play a card game on Januay 22, 2016 at Orlando International Airport. Both families flights were cancelled due to weather in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Form an orderly line: People queue up to get their last minute supplies before being buffered by the blizzard in New York.

Snow plows and traffic make their way south along Interstate 40 in Durham and Orange County in North Carolina on Friday.

The White House is seen as a police officer works to clear snow off of the rear windshield of his patrol car during a snowstorm in Washington January, 2016.

Cheese! Tourists make the most of the snow as they pose for a group photo in front of the White House.

A group of children participate in a giant snowball fight in Dupont Circle in Washington DC the day after Saturday's blizzard.

Children in the nation's capital got some good news when it was announced that Congress had officially lifted the decades-old ban thatforbid sledding down Capitol Hill.

A three-year-old girl helps her father dig their car out of the snow in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday morning.

adeline Scalf (above) a freshman at Lenior-Rhyne University who was killed when she lost control of her car and crashed into a tree on Saturday in North Carolina.

A National Park Service plows Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, careful to avoid a lone snowman.

Workers clear snow on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan National Airport, with the US Capitol dome in the background, sunday morning.

Before and after the storm, Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Buried cars, and street.

Following

A man assists a driver stuck on a snow covered Baltimore street.