(Below) 4 panel plot showing the VRS applied to (a) 900 hPa (b) 800 hPa (c) 700 hPa (d) 600 hPa at 0000 UTC 6 February 2001. At this time a mesoscale band arced from near Portland through southwest NH, into the CT river valley. Note that the original VRS would only be one plot, showing the number of levels which were shaded over a point.

(Below) VRS applied at 4 levels at 1800 UTC 14 February 2001. Heavy precipitation was occuring across ME at this time, but it was not banded.