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A person walks through a blizzard in New York City.
A person crosses 42nd Street in New York, February 23, 2026 during a snow strom. More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban. The so-called "Nor'easter" pummeled the region overnight, disrupting flights and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)

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  • The massive blizzard slamming the Northeast is visible from space.
  • A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite photographed the swirling winter storm.
  • Satellite images showed the comma-shaped clouds characteristic of nor'easters.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-19 weather satellite captured striking photos of the powerful winter storm slamming much of the Northeastern US on Monday.

A satellite photo taken at 7:40 a.m. ET showed the storm intensifying over the Atlantic Ocean as the sun rose over the East Coast.

The blizzard was photographed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration GOES-19 satellite at 12:40 a.m. UTC, or 7:40 a.m. EST.
The blizzard was photographed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-19 satellite at 12:40 p.m. UTC, or 7:40 a.m. EST.

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Another satellite image taken at 10:31 a.m. ET showed the blizzard's comma-head cloud shapes, characteristic of nor'easters.

An image of the blizzard taken by the NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite.
This image of the blizzard was taken by the NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite on February 23 at 15:31 UTC, or 10:31 a.m. EST.

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The National Weather Service reported winds of 40 to 70 miles per hour across the Northeast, with snowfall rates of over 2 to 3 inches per hour. Some areas were forecast to receive over 2 feet of snow.

Over 9,000 flights have been canceled since Sunday. As of noon ET Monday, more than 600,000 homes and businesses were experiencing power outages, including 410,000 in Massachusetts and New Jersey.

With the views of the winter storm from space, it's clear to see why.

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