1.5K views · 128 reactions | This air-mass composite imagery from NOAA's GOES East satellite dramatically shows the large winter storm that is slamming the nation's midsection. The storm is bringing blizzard conditions, high winds, and very cold, dry air southward (purple shading). | NOAA Satellite and Information Service | Facebook

Infrared imagery via NOAA's GOES East satellite is tracking the weather across the Lower 48 this morning. Mountain snow continues to fall in parts of the West, while Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings stretch from the Midwest to the Northeast. A plume of Pacific moisture is bringing chances for showers and thunderstorms to Texas. Latest: www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service