DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z April 15, 2008
Kansas: Hundreds of small agricultural burns took place this afternoon in the eastern part of the state. Due to light and variable winds, most of the smoke drifted off to the north, however, some of the plumes did move in all different directions. In addition, there were quite a few moderate to heavy smoke plumes, which extended between 25, to as much as, 75 miles from their sources of origin. After looking at visible imagery before dusk, most of the eastern third of Kansas was at least under light smoke. Mississippi/Louisiana/Texas: In Sabine County, in southeastern Texas, a heavy smoke plume was spotted moving to the southeast at a fast clip. The last few images on visible showed that the plume had extended some 150 miles from the source of origin. In Louisiana, most notably in Rapides County, a heavy smoke plume was also observed racing towards the southeast. This smome plume extended at least 150 miles from its source. Other smoke plumes producing light to moderate smoke were spotted in far western Mississippi, and also in central Louisiana and east Texas, moving towards the southeast. EVANS