Thunderstorms across Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2024/02/pr_2p-20240206_170027.png)
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).