{"id":31022,"date":"2018-12-10T18:59:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=31022"},"modified":"2018-12-11T22:36:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T22:36:02","slug":"winter-storm-affecting-the-southern-plains-to-the-mid-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/31022","title":{"rendered":"Winter storm affecting the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GOES-16 Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 \u00b5m)<\/em> images, with hourly plots of surface weather type [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>A large storm produced significant winter weather impacts from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic states during the 07 December<\/strong><\/a> – 10 December 2018<\/strong><\/a> period. GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed the progression of the storm during that 3-day interval.<\/p>\n

As much as 10-11 inches of snow fell in the Lubbock, Texas area during 07-08 December. A sequence of\u00a0 Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) and Near-Infrared “Snow\/Ice” (1.61 \u00b5m) images (below)<\/em><\/strong> showed the snow cover melting from 09-10 December. Snow cover absorbs radiation at the 1.61 \u00b5m wavelength, so it appears very dark on those images.<\/p>\n

\"Suomi<\/a>

Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> and Near-Infrared “Snow\/Ice” (1.61 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>Portions of northern and northeastern Arkansas received ice accrual of up to 0.5 inches due to freezing rain — those areas with snow and ice on the ground can be seen in a comparison of Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) and Near-Infrared “Snow\/Ice” (1.61 \u00b5m) images (below)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Suomi<\/a>

Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> and Near-Infrared “Snow\/Ice” (1.61 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>Significant snowfall resulted across the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, especially for so early in the winter season — 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a> “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (below)<\/strong><\/em> revealed embedded convective elements and banding that helped to enhance snowfall rates across that region on 09 December. GLM<\/strong><\/a> Groups are also plotted on the images; however, there was no satellite signature of lightning associated with the convective elements until 2130 UTC<\/strong><\/a> in north-central North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\"GOES-16<\/a>

GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> images, with plots of hourly surface weather type in yellow and GLM Groups in red [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>\n

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Updated snowfall analysis for the December 8-10, 2018 winter storm as of 7 am this morning. This does not include any additional snow that has fallen since 7 am. Also, here is how the seasonal snowfall totals look as of this morning. pic.twitter.com\/JGcEnNS8nV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) December 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n