23 February 1998 -- Central Florida Tornado Outbreak
GOES-8 10.7 Micron IR Dual-Image Comparison

This 2-image Java applet will take a minute or two to load...

Campbell (05:50 UTC) -- hold any mouse button down as you move the cursor over Osceola county on the large 10.7 micron IR image; though difficult to discern using this particular color enhancement curve, Brian Motta at CIRA points out that an enhanced-V signature is evident west-southwest of the tornado event location -- 15 minutes earlier on the 05:32 UTC image (inset) -- using a different enhancement curve

Java applet developed by Tom Whittaker (SSEC / CIMSS)

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