1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Infrared and Visible images (above) included plots of GLM Flash Points — which showed an area of convection that produced thundersnow with 1/4 mile visibility at Grant, New Mexico (KGNT), and prompted the issuance of a Special Weather Statement with mention of a snow squall affecting areas that... Read More
Continuing in the tradition of a blog post looking back on some of the most noteworthy events of the year as seen by GOES, here is a summary of 2025 CIMSS Satellite Blog posts. In previous years, a selection of several GOES ABI loops during 2022 and 2023 and 2024 showcased the diverse range of features observed,... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Infrared images (above) showed a lake effect cloud band — exhibiting cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures as cold as -49 C (darker shades of orange) — over far southern Lake Michigan that was moving inland across parts of northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois after midnight on... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible and Infrared images (above) showed Category 5 Hurricane Melissa as it made landfall along the far southwest coast of Jamaica around 1700 UTC on 28 October 2025. Low-altitude mesovortices were evident within the eye — and GLM Flash Points revealed abundant lightning activity within the inner... Read More
