1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible and Infrared Window images (above) included time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports — which showed supercell thunderstorms that produced several tornadoes, hail as large as 2.50″ in diameter and wind gusts as high as 85 mph across parts of northern/central Illinois and far northwestern Indiana on 11 June 2026.... Read More

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible images (above) and Infrared Window images (below) showed the development of supercell thunderstorms in parts of southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba on 06 June 2026. GOES-19 GLM Flash Points highlighted the abundant lightning activity that was associated with these thunderstorms. The supercell thunderstorms... Read More

A CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible image with overlays of 1-minute GLM Flash Extent Density and GLM Flash Points (above) showed the signature of a high-altitude bolide that was entering the Earth’s mesosphere over far eastern Massachusetts at 1807 UTC on 30 May 2026. This bolide created a sonic boom that was heard... Read More

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible images (with/without an overlay of the FDCA Fire Mask derived product), Shortwave Infrared images and Infrared Window images (above) showed the thermal anomalies associated with several grass fires south and southwest of Dodge City (KDDC) in southwestern Kansas — and two of these grass fires... Read More