AWIPS images of GOES-13 10.7 µm IR channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed a band of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved eastward across central Florida during the afternoon hours on 24 March 2013. These storms produced a few reports of hail up to 1.0 inch in diameter, as... Read More

Strong winds associated with a cold frontal passage created large areas of blowing dust across parts of New Mexico and Texas on 23 March 2013. The maximum wind gusts were as high as 82 mph in New... Read More

AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm IR channel and 0.7 µm Day/Night Band images (above) showed a night-time view of an intense mid-latitude cyclone that was centered just east of the Canadian Maritimes at 06:09 UTC or 2:09 AM local time on Read More

The Area Forecast Discussion issued by the National Weather Service forecast office in Fairbanks mentioned the presence of a layer of fog and stratus over parts of the North Slope region of Alaska:NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1258 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 NORTH SLOPE…THE... Read More