Deadly Rains in the U.S. Midwest

An early spring storm system advanced out of the Southern Plains in mid-March 2008, causing widespread flooding. Strong southerly winds developed ahead of an area of low pressure located over the Southern High Plains and drew moisture up from the Gulf of Mexico across Texas and Louisiana. This warm, moist air collided with a frontal boundary, producing repeated bouts of thunderstorms and heavy rain from central Texas through Oklahoma and into Kansas and Missouri.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Deadly Rains in the U.S. Midwest.

NASA images by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the TRMM team. Caption by Steve Lang (SSAI/NASA GSFC).

Published March 21, 2008
Data acquired August 13 - March 20, 2008

Source:: TRMM > MPA