At a Glance

The East Coast has endured three nor'easters in 11 days.All three of the winter storms had a similar appearance on satellite imagery.

Three nor'eastersstruck the Eastern Seaboard in aspan of 11 days, presenting a strikingly similar appearance on satellite imagerywhile also hauling along their own unique set of impacts.

The trio of nor'easters can be seen in the images below taken March 2 (Winter Storm Riley), March 7 (Winter Storm Quinn) and March 13 (Winter Storm Skylar).

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Imagery Source: NOAA/RAMMB/CIRA

All threenor'easters have the classic comma-shaped appearance typically seen in satellite imagery when these powerful storms develop.

Of the three, Riley and Skylar have the most striking appearance. Bothstorms underwent ,a meteorological term to describe the rapid strengthing of a low-pressure system. This is measured by an atmospheric pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours.

About occur off the Northeast coastline every cold season (October through April), according to data tweeted by , an atmospheric science graduate student at SUNY Albany.

You can see how the stormy weather pattern has evolved off the East Coast in this satellite image compilation covering each day March 2 to 13.

Imagery Source: NOAA/RAMMB/CIRA

All nor'easters are unique in the impacts they produce in any one location, even though they can look similar.

Riley's legacy is serious coastal flooding, particularly in Massachusetts, and damaging winds that knocked out power to more than 2 million.

Heavier snow occurred during Quinnnear the highly-populated Interstate 95 corridor when compared to Riley. Snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour were observed from eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey to southern New England. Widespread power outages also occurred in Quinn given the heavy, wet nature of the snow.

Skylar is expected to bring widespread snow accumulations of more than a foot to New England and blizzard conditions near the immediate coast.

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