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30-second GOES-19 images of severe thunderstorms in the St. Louis area

By Scott Bachmeier •

30-second GOES-19 Visible images with time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports plotted in red, from 1830-2359 UTC on 27 April [click to play animated GIF]

30-second GOES-19 Visible images with time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports plotted in red, from 1830-2359 UTC on 27 April [click to play animated GIF]

A partial overlap of two GOES-19 (GOES-East) Mesoscale Domain Sectors provided 30-second Visible images (above) and Infrared images (below) showing severe thunderstorms that produced two isolated tornadoes, hail as large as 4.00 inches in diameter, and wind gusts to 60 mph (SPC Storm Reports) in the St. Louis, Missouri area on 27 April 2026. These particular events occurred within an area that SPC had highlighted as having an Moderate Risk for all 3 modes of convective severe weather.

30-second GOES-19 Infrared images with time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports plotted in blue, from 1830-2359 UTC on 27 April [click to play animated GIF]

30-second GOES-19 Infrared images with time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports plotted in blue, from 1830-2359 UTC on 27 April [click to play animated GIF]

Categories: GOES-19, Severe convection