Snow streaks across Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
MODIS true color RGB image (viewed using Google Earth)
An interesting pattern of “snow streaks” across parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky was seen on a MODIS true color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image from the SSEC MODIS Today site on 03 January 2012 — this pattern was caused by narrow cells of convective snowfall which propagated southeastward across the region on the previous day. The amount of snow on the ground was only a Trace to 1 inch, which allowed the snow streaks to quickly melt during the day.