| This animation of GOES-13 satellite data runs from January 25 at 1431 UTC (9:31 a.m. EST) to 1431 UTC (9:31 a.m. EST) on Jan. 27, 2011. It shows the movement of the low pressure area moving from west to east over the last 2 days. Also visible is the snow on the ground that it left behind in the mid-Atlantic. The animation was created by the NASA GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The GOES series of satellites are operated by NOAA. (Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project) |
This visible image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite and shows the low pressure area that brought up to 12 inches of snow to Washington, D.C. overnight on Jan. 26-27. Officially, 15.1 inches was measured at Philadelphia International Airport. This image shows the low pressure area responsible still over eastern New England. Also visible is the snow on the ground that it left behind in the mid-Atlantic. The image was created at 1431 UTC (9:31 a.m. EST) on January 27, 2011 by the NASA GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The GOES series of satellites are operated by NOAA. Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra Satellite captured the low pressure area near New England that brought heavy snows and thundersnow to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. on Jan. 26-27. This satellite image was captured on Jan. 27 at 10:55 a.m. EST (15:55 UTC). Much of the Eastern U.S. is still partially cloudy, but the snow on the ground is visible between the breaks in the clouds. Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team
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