NASA Photo Shows Frozen Ocean Waters Around Cape Cod
BOSTON (CBS) – Images from space are showing just how dramatic the recent cold spell in New England was.
A satellite image from Sunday released by NASA depicts Nantucket Sound and Buzzards Bay iced over.
Just days after a powerful nor'easter dumped snow across a 1000 miles of the US East Coast, another blast of bitterly cold air spilled into the region. One of our @NASAEarth satellites saw frozen landscape from above. More: https://t.co/KYcOquxSJD pic.twitter.com/JGjaf0IlKj
— NASA (@NASA) January 9, 2018
The frigid weather caused ice to form in rivers and bays that rarely freeze.
Sunrise To Sunset: Coast Guard Cutter Breaks Ice Across New England Waters
A record high tide from the Blizzard of 2018 sent icy waters flooding into parts of Boston and along the coast.
Boston didn't see temperatures rise above freezing between Dec. 26 and Jan. 7.