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April 19, 2012

NASA satellite movie shows Great Plains tornado outbreak from space

by Laura Domela

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Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite. There were more than 135 reports of tornadoes and 124 different warnings over April 14-15, 2012.
via Space Daily

Continue reading, and check out the animation

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