Satellite Photo: Nor'easter Targeting New England

Nor'easter Spotted From Space in Satellite Photo

by Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer

Date: 08 February 2013 Time: 12:19 PM ET

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This image, captured at 9:01 a.m. EST on Feb. 8 by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite, shows clouds associated with the western frontal system stretching from Canada through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, into the Gulf of Mexico. CREDIT: NASA. View full size image

The monster storm bearing down on the northeast today (Feb. 8) looks just as scary from space, as revealed in this new photo taken by a satellite in orbit around Earth.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s GOES-13 satellite captured the image at 9:01 a.m. EST, showing a powerful nor'easter coming together over the eastern seabord of the United States.

More - Link >>> http://www.livescience.com/26973-noreaster-storm-photo-from-space.html

Source: LiveScience.com .





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