True-color imagery from the CSPP Geosphere site, above, shows 4 named storms — Carlotta, Daniel, Emilia and Fabio — over the Pacific basin on 5 August. It is not common for 4 storms to exist simultaneously! The animation below during the day on the 5th shows the motion of the storms. Although... Read More

GOES-16 Band 2 Imagery from Mesoscale Sector 1, from the CSPP Geosphere site, above (click here for an animation with state/country borders), shows convection developing along the northern shore of Lake Erie and moving into Buffalo. One of these convective towers generated a weak tornado (storm report) at 1649 UTC.The large-scale environment on this... Read More

Strong convection developed over southern Lake Michigan early in the morning on 5 August, as depicted in the animation above. Multiple pilot reports of moderate turbulence occurred in/near the developing convection. Gravity waves developed on the upwind side of the deep convection, shown in the enhancement above as darker blue... Read More

MIMIC Total Precipitable Water fields, above (source), for the 24 hours ending at 1700 UTC 4 August 2024, show the cyclonic spin (and ample moisture) associated with Tropical Storm Debby as the system moves northward from Cuba into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. (A tropical disturbance is also present south... Read More