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Archive: Wed Jun 2017

Rapid convective development over Illinois and Wisconsin

** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **1-minute interval Mesoscale Sector GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed the rapid development of convection across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on 14 June 2017. SPC storm reports indicated that these storms produced widespread hail, damaging... Read More

Lake Superior lake breeze and marine stratus

** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **GOES-!6 Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed the presence of a well-defined lake breeze boundary on 14 June 2017, which extended well inland from Lake Superior across northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. This shallow pool of lake-cooled air... Read More