Thunderstorms across Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
1-minute GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm, top) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm, bottom) images, from 1600-2200 UTC on 06 February [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
These thunderstorms were fueled by a plume of tropical moisture that was moving north-northeastward from northern South America, which passed directly over Puerto Rico during the entire day — as depicted by the MIMC TPW product (below).
MIMIC Total Precipitable Water product, hourly from 0300 UTC on 06 February to 0200 UTC on 07 February