WSR-88D base reflectivity -- 26 January 1996
Convectively-enhanced snow bands

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Bands of enhanced reflectivity (oriented southwest to northeast) were seen to develop in northern Illinois and move into southern Wisconsin after about 20:00 UTC on 26 January 1996. These bands enhanced snowfall rates across parts of southern Wisconsin.

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