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Stories by Scott Bachmeier

Catastrophic flash flooding event in the Hill Country of Texas responsible for over 100 fatalities

5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Infrared images displayed using RealEarth (above) showed the clusters of thunderstorms that produced up to 9.40″ of rainfall near Ingram (located between Hunt and Kerrville) in Kerr County, Texas during the 24-hour period ending at 1700 UTC on 04 July 2025. The resulting flash flooding was responsible for over... Read More

Tropical Depression 2 becomes Tropical Storm Barry in the far southwestern Gulf of Mexico

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Infrared and Visible images (above) showed persistent deep convection (with sporadic lightning activity) near the center of circulation of Tropical Depression 2 (TD2), which developed in the Bay of Campeche (just off the coast of Mexico) around 2100 UTC on 28 June 2025. Periodic convective bursts contained... Read More