VIIRS in McIDAS-V
East Coast Power Outage
Images produced by William Straka III
Overview
• A derecho moved from the Midwest to the
Washington DC region on 6/29.
• The winds from the derecho caused massive
power outages in West Virginia, Virginia and
the Washington DC metropolitan area
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VIIRS Day Night Band
28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho)
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)
28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho)
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VIIRS Day Night Band
30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho)
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)
30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho)
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VIIRS Day Night Band
1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho)
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VIIRS 11mm (I05)
1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho)
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Observations
• Both pre and post-derecho images were on
days with a lack of cloud.
• One striking note is, while West Virginia is a
lot darker, the Washington DC area has a quite
a lack of lights from normal. But by 7/1, the
lights in the DC metro area have recovered.
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