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   March 6, 2023 - Dust in Texas and Mexico   
      
      Dust   
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      On the morning of March 2, 2023, strong winds raked southern Texas and   
      Mexico, picking up dust from the dry plains to create widespread dust   
      storms. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on   
      board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image that same day.   
      
      A dusty haze hangs over southern Texas, U.S.A. north of the Big Bend of   
      the Rio Grande. South of the Rio Grande, more defined and thicker   
      plumes of tan dust rise from sandy areas near the edge of Mexico’s   
      Chihuahuan Desert. Dust, mixed with cloud, fills the southeastern   
      section of the image, covering parts of both Mexico and Texas.   
      
      At the time this image was acquired, the U.S. National Weather Service   
      had already issued a warning for the Southwest and Southern Plains,   
      “Thursday and Thursday night: An intensifying system is expected to   
      produce significant severe storms and heavy rain that could cause flash   
      flooding.” By the afternoon of Thursday, March 2, tornado warnings were   
      issued, followed by several reports of tornadoes in Northern Texas and   
      one in Louisiana.   
      
      This severe weather outbreak followed on the heels of a larger and even   
      more potent severe winter storm that triggered tornadoes across   
      Oklahoma on February 26 and injured at least 12 people. High winds also   
      triggered a widespread dust storm across Mexico and Texas ahead of the   
      tornado outbreak on that day—and that dust event was captured by NASA’s   
      Earth Observatory. An image and description of the February 26 dust   
      outbreak can be viewed by clicking  here   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 3/2/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (293.7 KB),  500m (736.8 KB),  250m (1.2 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-06   
       
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