Rare Snowfalls in U.S. Southern States

winter-storm-southern-us-110112-02 — (Image credit: MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA.)

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite caught this unusual view of snow across the southern United States on Jan. 12, 2011.

The swath of white follows the track of a winter storm that moved across the country between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, according to a NASA statement. The rare snow led governors in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee to declare emergencies, reported the Associated Press.

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