This Is the Apocalyptic Storm Hitting the US Right Now

[DeathscytheX 9,732]

http://gizmodo.com/5748771/

Get ready, because the snowpocalypse is back. This snow storm system is huge. NASA Goddard has released this amazing image, showing how it looks from space—bloody scary, that's how.

The image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite, operated by NOAA. They say that this "massive winter storm affecting a large portion of great plains and midwest" is just getting worse:

A large swath of blizzard warnings, winter storm warnings, freezing rain advisories, winter weather advisories and winter storm watches are in effect, stretching from new Mexico and the Southern Plains northeastward through the Midwest and into the upper Mid-Atlantic and New England.

According to NOAA, the storm will hit really hard over Texas tonight, "and intensify rapidly as it moves northeast into the Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Wednesday, then eventually re-form off the mid-Atlantic or New England coast late Wednesday."

In other words: Expect extreme travel disruption and lots of snow zombies over the next 48 hours.

[Dubird 6,815]

If there's not snow on the ground in every state (like last year), it can't be considered a true Snowpocolypse.

But yeah, ice in Dallas. Woke up, saw the street was solid white, and went back to sleep. Whee!

[CabbitGirl 4,018]

eeeiiii!!!! don't want anymore snow! D:

[Ladywriter 7,783]

we'll be in an 8-12 inch band once it gets going here

[Sledgstone 8,672]

Ah.. more snow. at least january is over with.

[Serena 12]

Yeah, it's snowing here and I guess we're in for around 12 inches by the days end. Something I didn't overly miss while I lived in Arizona. (Back in Michigan now)

[Sledgstone 8,672]

We lucked out and only got about 4 inches of snow here along with about 2 inches of rain. That snow was sooo heavy to shovel. x_x

my coworkers that live about 45 mins from me got hammered with 12 inches tho. X'D

[Strider Hiryu 2,704]

Good to hear you didn't get much more since they were saying you guys were going to get hit hard.

Frick we got another 3 inches here, I'm so freaking sick of snow. Can winter be done now? I really miss living in Phoenix now. Why'd I move back to ND

[Pchan 5,162]

There actually isn't much snow at least where I'm at X'D ... Manhattan was slushygushymushy! USA should be the new Canada buhuhuhahahahaha!

[DeathscytheX 9,732]

I'm loving this 33 degree weather down here that i rarely see!

[Serena 12]

I'm not sure of the actual snow fall count but on top of what we already had we can now lose our dog in the snow around the driveway. >.> Poor Cerberus....

[Dubird 6,815]

I didn't get much in the way of snow. We had about an inch of solid ice on the roads though. That was two days ago, and it's still there. I'm hoping the sun comes out today because that might melt it enough I can go somewhere. ><

[Sledgstone 8,672]

Hopefully all that ice melted for you dubie! as for us.. its snowing and raining at the same time right now. x_x I am sick of winter.

[Dubird 6,815]

Well, it was trying to melt, but with little sun and highs only to lower 20s, didn't make much headway when we got about 6 inches of snow on Thursday night/Friday day. Fortunatly, the sun was out and the temp around and over 40 all day today, so the roads are mostly clear now.

[Sledgstone 8,672]

Thats good. I wish everything here would melt. I am so sick of snow now.. My driveway is like a tunnel.. if we get much more snow I may have to make an archway and start connecting all the snow banks. X'D

[Dubird 6,815]

One word: flamethrower. Make sure all the water flows into the neighbor's yard and freezes on their driveway!

[Sledgstone 8,672]

A flamethrower would be so nice. X'D