By Scott Bachmeier •
GOES-16 (GOES-East) Day Cloud Phase Distinction Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images with a overlay of GLM Flash Extent Density (above) displayed clusters of convection — some with brief bursts of lightning activity — which were moving eastward and enhancing snowfall rates from Watertown, South Dakota (station identifier KATY) into far western Minnesota on 20 October 2020. The resulting snowfall amounts included 6.0 inches near Watertown and 8.0 inches near Ortonville, Minnesota.Categories: GLM, GOES-16, Lightning, Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images, Winter weather