The animation above shows three hours of METAR plots, with the first one — 0900 UTC — overlaying a MODIS Infrared image. Note how the temperature at Madison (KMSN) in the center of the image rises from 34 with calm winds at 0900 UTC to 37 with light southwest winds... Read More

Clear skies and light winds allowed for the formation of fog in river valleys of Pennsylvania and New York in the early morning of 20 September 2012. The animation above shows the traditional method of detecting fog or low stratus from satellite (GOES-East, MODIS on Aqua and VIIRS on Suomi/NPP):... Read More

Tropical Storm / Hurricane Leslie moved very slowly over the western tropical Atlantic Ocean between 6 September and 7 September (see, for example, this graphics animation from the National Hurricane Center, and the storm track from the CIMSS Tropical Cyclones site below). Strong winds associated with the cyclonic circulation around a hurricane or tropical storm will... Read More

Tornadoes touched down on Long Island within the confines of New York City on September 8th, 2012. This image shows the terminal radar velocities from Newark associated with the two touch downs. This google map link shows both Canarsie and Breezy Point on a map of eastern Long Island.The GOES-15 image above, from... Read More