AWIPS images of the MODIS visible channel, 1.6 µm near-IR “snow/ice” channel, and Land Surface Temperature (LST) product (above) depicted a broad swath of heavy snow on the ground across parts of eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota on 26 April 2008. Snowfall amounts included 19.0 inches at Watertown, South... Read More

Clusters of severe thunderstorms developed along the Texas / New Mexico border region during the late morning and afternoon hours on 23 April 2008. GOES-12 visible images (above) showed multiple low-level convective outflow boundaries that moved westward — and these outflow boundaries then played a role in subsequent convective development later in... Read More

An AWIPS image of the MODIS Sea Surface Temperature (SST) product (above) indicated that the surface water temperatures over much of Lake Michigan were still in the 38-39º F or 3-4º C range (darker blue colors) on 20 April 2008. However, as a southerly flow of warm air moved across the region... Read More

A sequence of 3 daily AVHRR false-color images from the 16-18 April 2008 period (above; viewed using Google Earth) showed large amounts of smoke (the hazy-looking, lighter gray areas on the images) from fires that were burning in parts of Argentina. One of the largest fires was located between Rosario and... Read More