We learned about haboobs last year, now how about a mesolow?
According to NOAA, the phenomenon creates an area of low pressure that stagnates a weather system over a particular area.
Meteorologists blame a mesolow for last Saturday’s record-breaking snow in Muskegon, Michigan.
January 14 was the snowiest day in 30 years for the city and the 3rd snowiest day in its recorded history.
Fifteen inches of fresh snow fell between Saturday and Sunday, with 13 of the inches falling in just five hours.
The city already had nine inches on the ground prior to the storm, pushing the overall total to about two feet of snow.
