This website works best with a newer web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer is not supported by this website.

Category: Winter weather

Bay-Effect Snow Showers over Virginia and North Carolina

The Arctic airmass that has overspread the eastern two-thirds of the United States is cold enough that sustained northerly winds down the length of Chesapeake Bay yielded snow showers over extreme southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The Suomi/NPP Visible image, above, shows a distinct cloud band over the eastern... Read More

Ground blizzard conditions across the north-central US

A comparison of AWIPS images of Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm) and False Color Red-Green-Blue (RGB) composite (above) showed a number of horizontal convective roll clouds over parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota that had formed in response to strong northwesterly winds in the wake of an... Read More