1. VIIRS in McIDAS-V East Coast Power Outage Images produced by William Straka III

2. Overview SSEC/CIMSS A derecho moved from the Midwest to the Washington DC region on 6/29. The winds from the derecho caused massive power outages in West Virginia, Virginia and the Washington DC metropolitan area

3. VIIRS Day Night Band 28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

4. VIIRS 11  m (I05) 28 June 2012 0756 UTC (pre-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

5. VIIRS Day Night Band 30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

6. VIIRS 11  m (I05) 30 June 2012 0719 UTC (post-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

7. VIIRS Day Night Band 1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

8. VIIRS 11  m (I05) 1 July 2012 0700 UTC (post-derecho) SSEC/CIMSS

9. Observations SSEC/CIMSS Both pre and post-derecho images were on days with a lack of cloud. One striking note is, while West Virginia is a lot darker, the Washington DC area has a quite a lack of lights from normal. But by 7/1, the lights in the DC metro area have recovered.