March 16, 2023 - Nor'easter Strikes Northeastern United States

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The first nor’easter of the season took aim at the Northeastern United
States in mid-March 2023, ramping up on the evening of March 13 with
shrieking winds and heavy snows which continued through March 15. High
elevations in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire have
reported 36 inches (76.2 cm) or more of fresh snowfall, with a few
spots in New York measuring in at 40 inches (101.6 cm). Meanwhile major
cities, located at lower elevations or along the coast, saw much
lighter snowfall.

Wild winds, with even wilder gusts, were responsible for widespread
power outages and disrupted Wi-Fi across the region. Gusts topping 60
miles per hour (96.5 km/h) were reported in New Jersey, and winds
roared more than 45 mph (72.4 km/h) as far south as Maryland and
northern Virginia.

Wet snow piling up on power lines and snapping tree branches combined
with strong winds resulted in about 350,000 customers without power at
the height of the storm. More than 1,000 flights were cancelled on
March 14, especially in Massachusetts and New York, with delays lasting
through March 15 in some locations.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the storm on
March 15. At that time, clouds stretched from the Canadian Maritimes
westward to West Virginia and Ohio and north into southern Ontario and
Quebec, Canada.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 3/15/2023
Resolutions: 1km (1.3 MB), 500m (4 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=2023-03-16

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