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GOES-14 SRSO-R: severe thunderstorms in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma

By Scott Bachmeier •

GOES-14 Visible (0.63 um) images, with SPC storm reports [click to play MP4 animation]

GOES-14 Visible (0.63 µm) images, with SPC storm reports [click to play MP4 animation]

Widespread severe thunderstorms (SPC storm reports) developed across Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma in the warm sector of a surface low centered over western Kansas (surface analyses) on 09 May 2016. The GOES-14 satellite was operating in Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSO-R) mode, providing images at 1-minute intervals; Visible (0.63 µm) images with overlays of SPC storm reports covering Nebraska/Kansas (above; also available as a large 133 Mbyte animated GIF) and Kansas/Oklahoma (below; also available as a large 130 Mbyte animated GIF) showed the development of the convection during the 1845 UTC to 0115 UTC (3:45 pm to 8:15 pm local time) period. The first EF4-rated tornado of the 2016 season (which was responsible for 1 fatality) occurred near Katie, Oklahoma; hail was as large as 4.25 inches in diameter Nebraska and 4.0 inches in Oklahoma.

GOES-14 Visible (0.63 um) images, with SPC storm reports [click to play MP4 animation]

GOES-14 Visible (0.63 µm) images, with SPC storm reports [click to play MP4 animation]

Categories: GOES-14, GOES-R, Severe convection