![Figure. Snowfall products and report for the snowstorm on March 15, 2021 around 4:30 UTC, (a) satellite-radar merged snowfall rate (mSFR); (b) MRMS radar instantaneous snowfall rate; (c) SNODAS hourly snowfall analysis; (d) mPING crowdsourcing weather report.](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/msfr-1-e1616764829682.png)
Satellites Fill in Radar Gaps in Snowstorm
Some western and central states experienced a strong winter storm on March 13-15. The experimental satellite-radar merged snowfall rate product (mSFR) previously covered in ESSIC News demonstrated how satellites could fill in radar gaps in regions with limited or no radar coverage.