NASA Shares View of Massive Winter Storm From Space

Satellite imagery shows size of storm as it heads toward East Coast.

ByABC News
January 22, 2016, 10:13 AM

— -- The massive winter storm set to hit the East Coast this weekend appears to be a behemoth in satellite imagery shared by NASA.

More than 75 million people are in the storm's forecasted path, which could affect states from Arkansas to Massachusetts beginning today and lasting through the weekend.Snowfall could reach two feet in some locations, including Baltimore and Washington, D.C., according to the forecasters.

This is what the cloud flow of #Blizzard2016 looks like from space: https://t.co/2THqJmtiJW https://t.co/7D8IRVTmaK

ABC News (@ABC) January 22, 2016

It will be a bummer of a weekend for travelers in the storm's path. Many states have already declared a state of emergency and more than 2,520 flights have been cancelled.

Saturday flights have been impacted as well, with 2,380 flights already cancelled, according to the website FlightAware

It will be a bummer of a weekend for travelers in the storm's path. Many states have already declared a state of emergency and more than 2,520 flights have been cancelled.

Saturday flights have been impacted as well, with 2,380 flights already cancelled, according to the website FlightAware

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