1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed 2 supercell thunderstorms that produced numerous tornadoes, hail to 4.00″ in diameter and wind gusts to 86 mph (SPC Storm Reports | NWS Omaha event summary) across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on 17 April 2025. Pulses of overshooting tops in addition... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) daytime True Color RGB images created using Geo2Grid (above) provided a distinct view of widespread blowing dust that spread northeastward across much of New Mexico during the day on 17 April 2025 — eventually reaching the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles (and even southeast Colorado and southwest Kansas). After sunset,... Read More
Target Sector (2.5-minute interval) JMA Himawari-9 AHI Red Visible (0.64 µm) and Clean Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above) showed Cyclone Errol as it was rapidly intensifying off the northern coast of Western Australia on 15-16 April 2025. About 2 hours after the end of the above animation, Errol peaked... Read More
The Campbell Mesa prescribed burn occurred just east of Flagstaff, Arizona on 09 April 2025. Given that this location is approximately midway between the views of GOES-18 (GOES-West, with a satellite zenith angle for Flagstaff of 48.72 degrees) and GOES-19 (GOES-East, with a satellite zenith angle for Flagstaff of 56.13 degrees), this fire served as... Read More
