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   February 2, 2023 - Ice Storm Hits the Mid-South United States   
      
      Ice Storm   
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      A swath of precipitation-bearing cloud combined with very low   
      temperatures brought a dangerous ice storm to much of the Mid-South   
      United States in late January and early February 2023. The Moderate   
      Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra   
      satellite acquired a true-color image near the start of the wintery   
      blast on January 31 just as ice, sleet, and freezing rains was coating   
      streets, trees, and homes from Texas to Tennessee.   
      
      The first salvo of the storm brought up to an inch of sleet in   
      Oklahoma, including the city of Tulsa, along with scattered bursts of   
      lightning. Further south, the town of Denton, Texas, reported one-half   
      inch of accumulated sleet. On that first day, sleet and freezing rain   
      was reported as far south as San Antonio, Texas and stretched   
      northeastward to at least Memphis, Tennessee.   
      
      The 0.10 of an inch of ice accumulation in Memphis was enough to cause   
      slick roads, car accidents, and broken limbs, but the higher   
      accumulations in Texas proved deadly. The storm is being blamed for 7   
      deaths in that state as of February 1, most as a result of traffic   
      accidents. In addition, thick ice brought widespread gridlock, road   
      closures, and thousands of airline flight cancellations—Dallas-Fort   
      Worth International alone cancelled 1,300 flights. As of February 1,   
      more than 347,000 customers are without power in Texas, with one out of   
      every four customers in Travis County without power.   
      
      According to the Weather Channel, as of 10:00 pm EST February 1, the   
      ice storm shows signs of intensification in localized parts of   
      southwest Texas and Arkansas, so another tough night is expected in the   
      Mid-South. Fortunately, temperatures are expected to begin to rise by   
      the afternoon of February 2, turning sleet to rain and permitting the   
      process of melting and recovery to begin.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 1/31/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (1015 KB),  500m (3.1 MB),  250m ( B)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-02-02   
       
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