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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