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

The winter of 2007/2008 has already produced record snowfall (100.7 inches at Madison, Wisconsin, and 76.2 inches at Dubuque, Iowa) or near-record snowfall (107.0 inches at Grand Rapids, Michigan, and 98.9 inches at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) over portions of the Upper Midwest region;  on 27 March 2008, another 2-6 inches of snow fell... Read More

MODIS true color images (viewed using Google Earth, above) showed that significant snow cover still remained over parts of the Upper Midwest region (especially across northeastern Ohio) on 11 March 2008. With the highway overlays removed, you can better see that several of the smaller towns across northeastern Ohio have a slightly darker... Read More

A sequence of Terra and Aqua MODIS true color images from the SSEC MODIS Direct Broadcast site (above) reveal that widespread ice that had formed in parts of Lake Superior during the 08 March – 09 March – 10 March 2008 period. There are 2 images from each of those 3 days, with the Terra and Aqua... Read More