Even though very cold arctic air had invaded much of the north-central US (minimum temperatures on the morning of 15 December were -33º F at Havre, Montana and -28º F at Bottineau, North Dakota), the deeper man-made lakes (created by dams) along the Missouri River remained unfrozen on 16 December... Read More
A major ice storm impacted much of the Northeast US on 11 December – 12 December 2008 — many locations across that region experienced several hours of freezing rain, leading to widespread ice accumulations of 0.5 to 1.0 inch which... Read More
An unusually-early snowfall event occurred in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi on 11 December 2008. AWIPS images of GOES-12 6.5 µm water vapor images (above) revealed a well-defined axis of a deformation zone pivoting over the region that received the heaviest snowfall. The GOES sounder Total Column Ozone product (below) showed values... Read More
A minor “high wind event” was noted in Boulder, Colorado on 01 December – 02 December 2008, when winds gusted as high as 48 mph during the night-time hours. GOES-13 6.5 µm water vapor channel images (above) showed the formation of mountain waves clouds over the Foothills region of Colorado,... Read More
