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April 24, 2018 - Spring snow across the upper midwest United States
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An unusually late spring snowstorm pummeled the Midwestern United States, dropping substantial snow. Green Bay, Wisconsin, experienced the largest April snowstorm on record, with more than 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow falling over April 13–16. The National Weather Service called it a “once in a lifetime” event. The storm closed roads and businesses for several days, caused sporadic power outages, and produced waves up to almost 5 meters (16 feet) high on Lake Michigan.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image on April 19, 2018. Temperatures rose quickly after the storm cleared, and large amounts of the snow melted from morning to the afternoon.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 4/19/2018
Resolutions:
1km (620.8 KB), 500m (2.2 MB), 250m (5.7 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
An unusually late spring snowstorm pummeled the Midwestern United States, dropping substantial snow. Green Bay, Wisconsin, experienced the largest April snowstorm on record, with more than 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow falling over April 13–16. The National Weather Service called it a “once in a lifetime” event. The storm closed roads and businesses for several days, caused sporadic power outages, and produced waves up to almost 5 meters (16 feet) high on Lake Michigan.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image on April 19, 2018. Temperatures rose quickly after the storm cleared, and large amounts of the snow melted from morning to the afternoon.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 4/19/2018
Resolutions:
1km (620.8 KB), 500m (2.2 MB), 250m (5.7 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
