Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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From its origins over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 21, and throughout its impacts on the central and eastern United States from Jan 24–26, 2026, NOAA satellites closely monitored a massive winter storm that swept across the United States, and brought heavy snow, ice, and dangerous cold.

Read more: nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaa-satellites-monitor-massive-winter-storm

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Credits:
NOAA
NASA
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Additional Satellite Imagery Courtesy of CIMSS

Music:
“Formulas and Equations” by Richard Andrew Canavan [PRS]; Sound Pocket Music; Universal Production Music