14 September 1998 -- GOES-8 Visible
Mesoscale Vortex Over the Atlantic
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This loop of GOES-8 visible imagery shows the northward movement of the low-level mesoscale vortex on 14 September 1998. Strong convection began to develop around 30 N latitude, 70 West longitude as the vortex approached that region.