Volcanic plume from Okmok moves over the Pacific Northwest
On the morning of 17 July 2008, we received the following email from Ron Miller at the National Weather Service forecast office in Spokane, Washington:Can you tell... Read More
On the morning of 17 July 2008, we received the following email from Ron Miller at the National Weather Service forecast office in Spokane, Washington:Can you tell... Read More
A cold northeasterly flow in tandem with widespread stratus clouds and fog (with some areas of drizzle) to the north of a stationary frontal boundary kept daytime temperatures unusually cool across parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes states on 03 June 2008 — the daytime maximum temperatures of 63º F at Madison,... Read More
AWIPS images of the GOES-12 10.7 µm IR channel (above) revealed 2 separate periods where packets of “transverse banding” (thin, banded cloud elements oriented perpendicular to the ambient flow) were forming over parts of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia on 07 March 2008. These transverse bands were located at high altitudes along the... Read More
With a dome of high pressure centered over the southeastern US early in the day on 25 February 2008, the Gulf Coast of Texas began to experience a southeasterly onshore flow during the pre-dawn hours. AWIPS images of the GOES-12 10.7µm IR channel (above) revealed a subtle signature of slightly warmer cloud top temperatures (darker gray enhancements) associated... Read More