Satellite Sees "Giant White Spike" of Clouds Bringing U.S. Severe Weather

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Severe weather is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. today, and the GOES-13 satellite captured an image of a line of clouds associated with the strong cold front that looks like a giant white spike.

This same frontal system brought heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes to Texas yesterday, January 25. Severe weather occurred from San Antonio to Dallas and Fort Worth as the strong cold front pushed through. Dallas reported flooding up to three feet high in some areas. Wind gusts were reported as high as 50 mph.

More severe weather is expected east of the Lone Star State today, January 26, as the line of clouds associated with a strong cold front pushes east. The front is now pushing through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida triggering more severe weather warnings and watches.

NOAA's geostationary operational environmental satellite, GOES-13, serves the eastern half of the U.S. providing continuous weather imagery. There is also GOES-15 that covers the western half of the U.S. Both GOES satellites are not only used for weather applications, but also track space weather, oceanographic changes, forest fires and other hazards and provide scientific data collection and information for search and rescue operations. NASA's GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. creates images and animations from the GOES satellites. The image from today, January 26 was captured at 1331 UTC (8:31 a.m. EST). The line of thunderstorms associated with that cold front looks like a giant solid white spike moving through the southern U.S.

States that may experience severe weather today, January 26, 2012, including tornadoes include Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida panhandle. Severe weather is possible today from New Orleans, La. to Jackson, Miss. west to Birmingham, Ala., south to Mobile, Ala. and east to Pensacola, Fla., and into south and central Georgia.
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[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. and under those clouds?

for the weather-nerd in all of us...

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php


sP

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. under those clouds is me!

We are glued to the radar map on the puter.
No tv, but I can tune in to the local weather online.
Looks like right now, at 2 pm our time, we are clear of the worst of it.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. it is coming my way

though i think the nasty stuff will stay mostly to the south...stay safe!

sP

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. You too.....

The spring storms really can deserve alertness, as we know.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. I've looked at clouds from both sides now.

From up and down, and still somehow,
It's cloud illusions I recall,
I really don't know clouds, at all.

"Both sides now" - Joni Mitchell

[Blaze Diem]

8. lol. Appropriate reply to this fine post.

I know all the words to that song. Can't recall when I heard it last though.
Must be an age related memory thing

[Fla Dem]

14. And under those clouds....are all the repugs campaigning in Florida. Hmmmm God's wrath? n/t

[sce56]

2. Does that mean the Drought in Texas is over?

Was that God responding to Perry droping out of the race?

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. some places got 5"+ ... n/t

[Blaze Diem]

9. haaaa..that's funny

i'm in Dallas

[LiberalEsto]

7. That's Jan Brewer's finger

causing trouble as usual

[oldhippie]

10. That sounds kinda racist and violent to me .....

Couldn't they have used some better words?

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. I thought it was a sex thred, actually.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

13. seriously?

i guess some people will be offended at even the word 'white'...

sP