Jaw-dropping photos of massive winter storm Jonas taken from space

Scott Kelly/NASA

Between January 20 and 24, NASA published photos taken from National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) satellite of the massive blizzard that paralyzed Washington, New York, and other northeastern US cities.

By midnight on Saturday, New York City experienced its second-biggest storm ever with 26.8 inches of snowfall. The record was set in 2006 with 26.9 inches.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly also shared pictures of winter storm Jonas from the International Space Station on Instagram and Twitter.

This photo from January 20, at 2:30 p.m. EST shows the storm moving over the Rockies and southern Great Lakes states.

Source: NASA Goddard Rapid Response

Satellite image from January 21, at 10:00 a.m. EST, shows the upcoming blizzard brewing:

Source: NOAA/NASA

Here's another satellite picture of the approaching blizzard taken around 2:35 a.m. EST on January 22, 2016.

Source: NOAA/NASA