An AWIPS image of the MODIS Sea Surface Temperature (SST) product (above) showed the complex structure of the Gulf Stream off the east coast of the US on 28 April 2009. The SST values were as high... Read More

A late-season winter storm dumped as much as 29.0 inches of snow across parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the 19-21 April 2009 period — in fact, the 20.5 inches that fell at Marquette was their 3rd largest late season 2-day... Read More

Fires in coastal northeastern South Carolina, (news links here and here, for example) near Myrtle Beach, have destroyed 70+ houses and forced residents to evacuate. A true-color MODIS image that shows the distinct smoke plume is available here.The fires were visible from satellite in both the visible channels, as shown above,... Read More

GOES-12 visible images (above) showed that much of Iowa and northern Illinois were cloud-free during the morning and early afternoon hours on 24 April 2009. There appeared to be some subtle differences in the soil types over parts of those regions, with... Read More