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Massive Blizzard Heads Up U.S. East Coast

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 22, 2016
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Massive Blizzard Heads Up U.S. East Coast
Blizzard seen at night
NASA/NOAA

NASA and NOAA satellites are tracking the large winter storm that is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the U.S. mid-Atlantic region on Jan. 22 and 23.
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite snapped this image of the approaching blizzard around 2:35 a.m. EST on Jan. 22, 2016 using the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument’s Day-Night band.

Image Credit: NOAA/NASA

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