Extreme Winter Storm Graphic Sources 2025-26

Government Winter Storm Graphics

Extreme Winter Storm Fern was only one four Disastrous events

find more graphics and ways to generate them here

This shows solid visual evidence to support the narrative about increased frequency and extreme impacts of Winter Storms. There is substantial list of links below the images that provide direct access to more of the same. The graphics are mostly from government sources as cited with the Government relatively low copyright restrictions that support news related usage.

These are sites to create Customized graphics

• National Snow Analyses
• Winter Storm Severity Index
• Weather Prediction Cent
• Continental U.S. (CONUS) Images
• Regional Snowfall Index – RSI
• Digital Weather

Available sources for Customizable Images

Graphic Generators with Examples
This list starts above with the most significant sources for images. These are links to government sites that can generate graphics for use in both print and online. 
The samples displayed above in this document give you an idea of what is available from these sources. The samples can be copied and pasted but they are low resolution with less than 700 px width. Higher resolution files are available from generating sources listed. Not all URLs listed will go to standard files, some of the images are files generated and parked at temporary URL. The URL will help identify the source that generated it. 

Actual images 
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/snow/2025/feb/snow-depth-0220.jpg 
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/snow/2025/jan/snow-depth-0112.jpg 
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/snow/2025/jan/RSI_20250104_20250107.png 
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/snow/2025/feb/RSI_20250218_20250220.png 
https://s.w-x.co/staticmaps/us_wxhi1_1280x720.jpg?crop=16:9&width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&quality=60 
Animated Views
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/southern-deep-freeze-creates-mesmerizing-cloud-streets
https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/2026-02%2F2026_02_01_g19_gulf-atlantic-flow.mp4