Horizontal convective rolls: a satellite signature of blowing snow and ground blizzard conditions
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An Alberta Clipper disturbance quickly moved through the north-central US during the day on 08 January 2014, leaving only light amounts of snowfall (generally 1 inch or less). However, very strong winds in the wake of the system (with gusts as high as 59 mph at Bismarck,... Read More