February 26, 2022 - Snow in the Mountain States

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Snow in the Mountain States
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A coast-to-coast storm swept across the United States from February
20-25, 2022, leaving a swath of snow and ice along its path. Starting
in the Pacific Northwest, temperatures rose ahead of the storm’s
frontal system, then took a deep dive—as much as 50˚F was recorded in
some locations in the Mid-Atlantic. Following the frigid air snow,
freezing rain, and ice followed. By February 25, the storm was
tormenting the Northeast, causing numerous accidents and flight
cancellations as it made its way towards the Atlantic Ocean.

From February 20-22, the mountainous regions of the U.S. West were
feeling the wrath of the storm, which dropped heavy snow on the high
elevations. By the morning of February 22, more than a foot of snow had
fallen in parts of the San Juan Mountains, which run through
southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The National Weather
Service noted these Colorado snow totals on the morning of February 23:
Meeker Park and Molas Pass recorded 12 inches (30.5 cm), Wolf Creek
Pass accumulated 17 in (43.2 cm), and the town of Sawpit came in the
winner with 18.8 inches (47.8 cm). Sawpit is a small town in San Miguel
County, near the town of Telluride.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of fresh snow across
the Mountain States. The area near the center of the image, where four
states come together, is known as the “Four Corners”. Utah sits in the
northwest corner. Moving clockwise, the other three states are
Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Idaho sits west of Utah and a small
portion of southern Wyoming can be seen north of Utah and Colorado,
with a bit of Nebraska visible in the northeast.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 2/24/2022
Resolutions: 1km (285.4 KB), 500m (1 MB), 250m (2.4 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=2022-02-26

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