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Stories by Scott Bachmeier

Mesoscale Convective Vortex migrates from southern Arizona to southeast California

5-minute PACUS Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) daytime True Color RGB and Nighttime Microphysics RGB images created using Geo2Grid (above) revealed the cyclonic circulation of a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) that migrated west-northwestward across southern Arizona into southeast California during the 2-day period from 16 July to 18 July 2025. This MCV emerged from a dissipating  cluster of thunderstorms... Read More