Tara_Hastings Beyond the Forecast

We use satellites to help us show where clouds are but they can also pick up changes in the landscape.  There is a fantastic blog showing "birds eye views" of the flooding in central and western Wisconsin.  This first loop shows the same vantage point but different time periods.  The first image is from a sunny day a in early June but the second image is after the heavy rains.  The second image has a few clouds but try and notice the richer blues that pop out against the green vegetation.  Those are rivers and bodies of water.  Water has a much darker appearance on Some of the rivers look like veins. 
This second loop shows how much rain Wisconsin has recorded during the last 7 days.  Some areas in the southern half of the state has seen 6 to 10 inches of rain.  Many areas are already a foot above average for the year.  The scary part is more rain is on the way.

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Link to Satellite Blog