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Monthly Archives: May 2014
GOES-14 SRSO for 11 May 2014 Severe Weather Event
GOES-14 was operating on super rapid scan operations schedule for May 11, 2014, meaning that images were being taken every 1 minute. This high temporal resolution data will be routinely available for severe weather events with GOES-R, therefore it is … Continue reading
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More dust – this time amidst the clouds – 29 April 2014 case
A recent post took a look at the CIRA dust products for the widespread blowing dust event across the Southern Plains behind a strong cold front on 27 April. The associated upper-level trough moved into the middle of the nation … Continue reading
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April 27 – Severe weather followed by blowing dust across the Plains
The extensive outbreak of severe weather on Sunday 27 April (see SPC plot of reports below in Figure 1) made headlines with many destructive tornadoes. A strong cold front associated with an intense low lifting out of the Rockies led … Continue reading
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