Catastrophic flooding and thick wildfire smoke have plagued parts of the U.S. this week. Learn more from our latest EarthFromOrbit video:
, in Mayfield, 11.28 inches of rain had fallen in less than 24 hours on Wednesday. Western Kentucky has been experiencing a drought that local meteorologists believe may have worsened the effects of the flooding, since there was no time for the ground to soak up the heavy rain. ripped through more than a dozen miles, destroying homes and injuring residents, according to officials.
NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring this weather. GOES East tracked the storms in near real-time. It also measured water vapor that was transported in the atmosphere to the Northeast, and tracked the storms that developed. During a major flooding event, local forecasters and first responders rely on satellite data, along with other tools like aerial mapping, to understand the extent of the damage. NOAA flood products help identify where flooding may be occurring and aid officials in determining where to employ often limited resources during a flood. Data from NOAA’s geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites are merged to create detailed and comprehensive flood zone maps.
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System measured the moisture in the air and total precipitable water helping forecast what areas would be severely impacted. Satellite data is used to produce flood maps of areas to help determine where to send aid. Both GOES East and GOES West have been monitoring the wildfires in Canada as well as the smoke they are emitting, which continues to flow into the continental U.S. periodically. The Joint Polar Satellite System’s NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP satellites also play an important role in detecting and tracking wildfires, especially in remote regions, where many of the current Canadian wildfires are raging.
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