DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z January 23, 2012
Southern US Plains: Well defined upper level trof across the Central Plains of the US is leading to extremely strong sfc flow and is leading to a significant sand storm covering a very large area of Central and Eastern OK, N Texas and the TX and OK panhandles. Very dense conditions extend from the loose soil/dust/sand source regions of the southern TX panhandle south of Lubbock, near Midland-0dessa to Abilene...strong WNW and W winds carry this dense sand eastward nearing the Dallas-Ft. Worth area at sunset along and north of I-20 to the Red River. Additional loose soil source regions are contributing to moderately dense areas: A source near San Angelo and Concho counties is moving due east and extends to Waco and turns northeastward toward NE Texas. Numerous fields and loose soil sources behind the front in Nwly wind flow across the OK panhandle and south to near Amarillo and points in S Armstrong/Donley counties can see sand traced SE toward and into the main very dense area south of Wichita Falls. Very dense sand/soils kicked up across N TX and W Oklahoma early this morning continue to race east and northeast across Central OK into E OK as the sun sets. The dense area has past I-44 SW of OKC but is still affecting the SE subsurbs of OKC to Tulsa and points S and E to the Red River and Muskogee to Hugo, OK. Very little dust/sand has crossed into south KS, except maybe near S Montgomery county. Gallina THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov