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Visible Satellite Photo Shows Flooding in North Dakota
Author: NWS - Grand Forks, ND
Published: 2009-04-08 15:49:16
Updated: 2009-04-20 13:37:45
On Monday April 6th the skies across the Red River Valley were almost perfectly clear. This allowed forecasters with the NWS to have an unobstructed view of the overall Valley and Lakes region, particularly the extent of the areal flooding. Below are visible satellite photographs from the NOAA Geosynchronous Observation Environment Satellite (GOES) platform. The white areas are all snow, with the darker areas representing the overland flooding. Please note the forested areas to the east also have snow on the ground, but the larger number of trees appear dark in comparison.
Your NOAA's National Weather Service advises residents of the Red River Valley to pay close attention to the river forecasts through the week, as warmer weather will again initiate the snow melt, causing area rivers to rise.
This is a visible satellite photograph from the NOAA GOES taken around 10am Monday April 6th 2009.
