Severe thunderstorms in the High Plains
GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images, with SPC Storm Reports plotted in red [click to play animation | MP4]
The corresponding GOES-16 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images are shown below.
GOES-16 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.35 µm) images, with SPC Storm Reports plotted in cyan [click to play animation | MP4]
The overall spatial scale of this convective complex is also remarkable for Canada as it continues to migrate northwest.
All of this is via a very impressive late season -tilted trough spanning the Rockies. Convection will fuel sfc cyclogenesis downstream of the trough axis. https://t.co/mlE5XMApCJ pic.twitter.com/DzQBCXIt7b
— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) May 21, 2020