GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingTropical Depression #4 formed in the tropical Atlantic on 5 July 2017 (Click here for National Hurricane Center advisories on the system). The Depression is not forecast to strengthen, and two GOES-16 products give evidence to its weakened state.... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingSoftball-sized hail fell in northwestern Iowa on Thursday afternoon, 29 June (Storm Prediction Center Storm Reports). The visible animation above, from 1902 to 2307 UTC, shows the rapid development of convection over far northeast Nebraska. Woodbury County in Iowa is outlined... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingConsider the visible image above. Can you tell where the eastern and southern edge of the cirrus shield is over the eastern United States? When the Sun is not on the horizon, thin cirrus can be very... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.The fast-moving tropical system in the southern Caribbean Sea has developed a closed circulation and has been named Bret. Tropical Storm Bret, shown above in an animation of GOES-16 Near-Infrared (0.86 µm) imagery that highlights land/water contrasts (the... Read More
