DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z APRIL 14, 2006.
Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest: An area of moderately dense smoke is moving east southeast across North and South Dakota into Minnesota and Michigan. Some lighter smoke stretches into southern Manitoba and eastward into Ontario. Central Plains/Middle Mississippi Valley Smoke leftover from yesterdays numerous fire across the region continue to be seen in GOES satellite imagery. Light smoke stretches from east Nebraska and Kansas and into central/south Iowa and Missouri. Although the smoke is getting more and more difficult to see as the hours pass. JK