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   January 8, 2023 - Snow in the Midwestern United States   
      
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      The first winter storm of 2023 roared across California and the   
      Midwestern United States in early January 2023.   
      
      The storm began in the opening weekend of the new year, bringing heavy   
      rain and high wind to parts of California, as well as deep snow in the   
      high country in the Sierra Nevada. Up to 54 inches of fresh snowfall   
      was reported at Mammoth Mountain in the southern Sierra. By January 3,   
      the Central Plains and Midwest was reeling under heavy snow.   
      Treacherous driving conditions closed roads across several states,   
      while slick surfaces caused the nose of an airplane to slide thirty   
      feet off the taxiway at a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.   
      Meanwhile, the same weather system triggered a tornado outbreak in the   
      south.   
      
      On January 5, the skies had cleared over the Midwest, allowing the   
      Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s   
      Aqua satellite to acquire a false-color image of the aftermath of the   
      snowstorm. In this type of image, snow appears electric blue, cloud   
      looks white, open or sparsely vegetated land appears tan, and   
      vegetation looks bright green.   
      
      The tier of states at the center of the image, from north to south, are   
      North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. On January 7, current snow   
      depth was estimated by the USDA Forest Service, is as high as 39   
      inches, especially in eastern North Dakota. In South Dakota, the   
      winding Missouri River stands out against the snowy background and   
      appears to remain ice-free.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 1/5/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (894.9 KB),  500m (942.2 KB),  250m (3.1 MB)   
      Bands Used: 7,2,1   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-01-08   
       
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