High winds and wildfire activity over the Mid-Atlantic region
AWIPS images of 4-km resolution GOES-13 6.5 µm “water vapor channel” data (above; click image to play animation) revealed an extensive “mountain wave signature” across much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the US on 19 February 2011. Strong winds (gusting to 71 mph in Virginia and 63 mph in Maryland and Pennsylvania)... Read More
