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A 28 January 2014 snowstorm brought traffic in Birmingham, Ala., to a standstill.
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Snowfall Rates from Satellite Data Help Weather Forecasters

by R. Ferraro, H. Meng, B. Zavodsky, S. Kusselson, D. Kann, B. Guyer, A. Jacobs, S. Perfater, M. Folmer, J. Dong, C. Kongoli, B. Yan, N.-Y. Wang and L. Zhao 23 April 201818 February 2022

A new data product calculates snowfall rates from weather data beamed directly from several satellites, helping meteorologists provide fast, accurate weather reports and forecasts.

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