An animation of GOES-12 3.9 µm shortwave IR (nighttime) and visible channel (daytime) images (above) shows a well-defined meso-vortex and single lake-effect snow (LES) band moving southward across the southern portion of Lake Michigan on 02 January 2008. This narrow (but intense) LES band and meso-vortex contributed to impressive storm total snowfall... Read More