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Red dust deposits in upper Midwest

Aqua, 15 December 2003, 2000 UTC:
1000 m image | 250 m image

Data provided by: SSEC Direct Broadcast
MODIS Image created by: Liam Gumley at SSEC
For more MODIS images: SSEC MODIS Image Gallery

There have been reports of red dust being deposited on cars Tuesday by rainfall in the upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois ...). This dust originated from eastern New Mexico - strong winds gusting to 55 to 65 MPH for several hours on Monday lifted the dry, red dirt of the region into the atmosphere. Upper air circulation around a low pressure system brought the dust north, where it was deposited on the ground by rainfall in several regions.



SSEC Spotlights SSEC Image Gallery	SSEC Spotlight Red dust deposits in upper Midwest Aqua, 15 December 2003, 2000 UTC: 1000 m image \| 250 m image Data provided by: SSEC Direct Broadcast MODIS Image created by: Liam Gumley at SSEC For more MODIS images: SSEC MODIS Image Gallery There have been reports of red dust being deposited on cars Tuesday by rainfall in the upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois ...). This dust originated from eastern New Mexico - strong winds gusting to 55 to 65 MPH for several hours on Monday lifted the dry, red dirt of the region into the atmosphere. Upper air circulation around a low pressure system brought the dust north, where it was deposited on the ground by rainfall in several regions. Related links: Photo Gallery of December 15th Dust Storm (courtesy of Lubbock Online.com) Picture of red dust on a car (courtesy of Milwaukee/Sullivan National Weather Service Forecast Office)


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