February 5, 2022 - Massive Winter Storm Sweeps Across the United States
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A winter storm spanning nearly 2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers) brought
bitter cold temperatures, heavy snow, freezing rain, and treacherous
ice to more than dozen states during the first week of February 2022.
The storm began on February 1 with a cold front surging from the
Rockies to the Midwest and bringing extreme cold and heavy snow. By
week’s end, the storm had cut a massive swath across the country from
Texas to Maine.
The National Weather Service reported temperatures ranging 15 to 30
degrees below average across the Plains and Ohio Valley. Freezing rain
and sleet coated roads and trees, bringing down power lines and causing
extensive power outages, thousands of flight cancellations, and
hazardous travel conditions. The potent front also stirred up a tornado
in Alabama amid heavy rainfall and flooding.
As of February 4, dozens of cities had reported snow totals in the
double digits and wind chill and hard freeze advisories remained in
effect in many areas. The extensive cloud cover associated with the
storm appears in this true-color image acquired by the Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra
satellite on February 3, 2022.
The vast storm closely followed a blizzard from which millions of
people from North Carolina to Maine were still digging out.
Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 2/3/2022
Resolutions: 1km (2 MB), 500m (6.3 MB),
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-02-05
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