Colorado Dust Storm Could Be Seen From Space
(CBS4) -- A dust storm along the border of Colorado and Kansas was big enough to be seen from space. The GOES East satellite captured imagery of the storm.
The National Weather Service say the gusty north winds were in excess of 60 mph.
Here are two other ways to visualize the dust from #GOESEast:
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) January 15, 2021
Dust RGB to the left, where the dust appears dark pink, and DEBRA (Dynamic Enhancement with Background Reduction Algorithm) to the right, where the dust appears yellow.
Winds are currently gusting at over 50 mph. pic.twitter.com/lw68fUhALM
The National Weather Service in Boulder also shared satellite imagery of the storm.
Amazing satellite imagery showing progression of the High Plains dust storm (yellow shading) this morning. Images courtesy of @CIRA_CSU #KSwx #OKwx #TXwx pic.twitter.com/rYlfaA7m8l
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) January 15, 2021
Officials closed several main highways in eastern Colorado because of the high winds and accidents that resulted from them.
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