DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1430Z JULY 15, 2008
Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley: An area of smoke that was in the upper Missouri Valley yesterday is now covering eastern South Dakota, the southern half of Minnesota and central Wisconsin. Some residue smoke appears to be over parts of lower Michigan and northern Ohio. California: The fires in northern California continue to emit dense smoke which is presently covering northern California and much of western Oregon. Montana/North Dakota/South Dakota: A small area of light smoke appears in northeastern Montana and along the Wyoming/Montana border. Canada: Some light smoke can be seen amongst the weather clouds in central Alberta and Saskatchewan. Baldwin