{"id":36520,"date":"2020-05-05T23:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=36520"},"modified":"2020-05-06T18:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T18:33:36","slug":"strong-winds-across-the-midwest-causing-blowing-dust-and-gravity-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/36520","title":{"rendered":"Strong winds across the Midwest causing blowing dust and gravity waves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GOES-16 Dust RGB images, with and without plots of surface observations [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> Dust<\/strong><\/a> Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed a pink plume of blowing dust – created by northwesterly surface\u00a0 winds gusting as high as 49 knots or 56 mph – moving over parts of Interstates 29, 35 and 70 in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri on 05 May 2020<\/a><\/strong>. The visibility briefly dropped to 8 miles at St. Joseph, Missouri (KSTJ) — but was greatly reduced along portions of Interstate 29 in Nebraska\/Iowa.
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Gusty winds in western Iowa are creating areas of blowing dust, which is causing reduced visibility on roadways. This is I-29 south of Pacific Junction. #iawx<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/K7kDkTHKN2<\/a><\/p>\n

— NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n