Early February Blizzard Buries Northeastern U.S.

A record-setting snow storm buried the U.S. northeast in over two feet of snow.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Early February Blizzard Buries Northeastern U.S..

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Data provided courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). Caption by Jesse Allen

Published February 9, 2013
Data acquired February 9, 2013