CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2016

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Christmas Blizzard: Satellite images of a strong winter storm that intensified over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on December 25-26, 2016 were posted on the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/22876). The storm produced blizzard conditions over a large area, with snowfall totals as great as 22.0 inches in North Dakota and wind gusts as high as 85 mph in Wyoming and 78 mph in Nebraska. (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: GOES-13 Water Vapor (6.5 µm) image, with plots of surface weather type at 23:45 UTC on December 25, 2016.

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