So what happened? 23 March 2019



While you may have found other interesting things, here's what the case designer saw:
As the first loops end there are two distinct regions of cumulus near OKC. To the east, the have a smoother texture, indicating a cap that is not breaking. To the west and northwest, the look more textured or agitated, and at the end of the RGB they appear to be developing into towers as the first hints of glaciation appear in the RGB. CAPE, however, was not too helpful due to the clouds, so the all-sky CAPE Scott Lindstrom talked about would have been more useful.

  • Loops of ABI bands, true color product, and RGB: (links to mp4s)
    Band 1
    Band 2
    Band 3
    Band 4
    Band 5
    Band 6
    Band 7
    Band 8
    Band 9
    Band 10
    Band 11
    Band 12
    Band 13
    Band 14
    Band 15
    Band 16


    True color loop


    Daytime Cloud Phase Distinction RGB


    CAPE


    ABI Bands 2 and 13 at high resolution over OKC


    Satellite Liaison Blog entry on this case


    Original loops:



  • Loops of ABI bands, true color product, and RGB: (links to mp4s)
    Band 1
    Band 2
    Band 3
    Band 4
    Band 5
    Band 6
    Band 7
    Band 8
    Band 9
    Band 10
    Band 11
    Band 12
    Band 13
    Band 14
    Band 15
    Band 16


    True color loop


    Daytime Cloud Phase Distinction RGB


    CAPE


    ABI Bands 2 and 13 at high resolution over OKC