Fires and blowing dust across the Upper Midwest and southern Manitoba
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm, left) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm, right) images, with surface station identifiers plotted in cyan [click to play MP4 animation]
On the Visible images, also note the hazy signature of blowing dust that developed from the northern Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota into southern Manitoba — with winds gusting in excess of 50 knots, the surface visibility dropped to 3 miles at Grafton ND (KGAF) and Winnipeg International Airport (located just northwest of station CXWN in southern Manitoba).
Dust storm pix taken this afternoon (Julie Helm) near Drayton ND. Wind Advisory continues thru 8pm. #ndwx #mnwx pic.twitter.com/IyksXL8dof
— NWS Grand Forks (@NWSGrandForks) April 29, 2018