West Coast Atmospheric Rivers in the News
Satellite visuals created in CIRA’s Satellite Library were downloaded and featured in several news articles to highlight the barrage of thunderstorms that produced record-breaking rainfall and catastrophic flooding in western Kentucky. These animations were made by Dakota Smith and made available via the Satellite Library. More information and links can be found below. (POC: D. Smith, CIRA, dakota.smith@colostate.edu) Funding: GOES-R
The Washington Post: “A Kentucky town still recovering from a tornado hit with record floods”, https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/19/kentucky-flooding-mayfield-paducah-emergency/
Fox Weather: “Western Kentucky’s recovery efforts after historic rains challenged by renewed flood threat”, https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/historic-flooding-kentucky-mayfield-recovery
Yahoo! News: “Relentless Rain Causes ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Western Kentucky”, https://uk.news.yahoo.com/relentless-rain-causes-catastrophic-flooding-183626935.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANvGohDmrCiNeLeoqHtLe_FNIFi1-81QDbxGCL0YgM21sY7VslkSkAuIcuYjYdjUKSOm80PTZtLY2R6odfgoROkJGIkGOORbAYzVOUHkXcnc1Y3bcYkiqGWrzGdc8DJuu7vESDP8yyhas0JSoKFw_yYLdajwxT_iFMmW9IjDt9vl
Download Weekly Report (PDF)Posted on: July 21, 2023
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