View of snow from space

Above you'll see an image taken by the MODIS instrumentation aboard a Terra satellite (a Polar-Orbiting satellite) as it took it's morning pass over the Mid-South this morning. The snow and clouds are marked, delineated roughly by the dotted red line. The brighter whites over the Mid-South are deeper snowpack, and one can clearly see rivers and large streams (darker lines snaking through the snow) that aren't snow-covered. The resolution of this particular imagery is excellent (1 km). If you wanted to know who got snow, this is the best way to see it!

Another image from the GOES-East satellite (VIS channel) is shown on my friend Eddie's blog.

March comes in like a... polar bear?

What a storm! I'll be gathering some final snowfall totals and summarizing here later on today, but it appears that this was indeed a record-breaking and historic event that took place across west TN and northeast AR. The official recording station at Memphis International only ended up with 3.0", but there was definitely a couple of heavy bands that set up along and north of I-40 during the afternoon and again overnight. The heaviest hit locations appear to be along that corridor. My total ended up being 8.9". I've posted some pics below, taken this morning. Look for another post later today.