As the Artemis II mission (which launched on 01 April) was coming to its successful end late in the day on 10 April 2026, the Orion crew module “Integrity” approached the designated landing site off the coast of San Diego, California. The Orion module generated immense heat (up to 5000°F or... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible images that included overlays of GLM Flash Points and the Fire Mask derived product (above) showed a cluster of thunderstorms that was moving eastward across the Texas Panhandle late in the day on 09 April 2026. Frequent lightning activity associated with this convection ignited... Read More
During a period when American Samoa had been under a prolonged Flood Watch, the Weather Service Office at Pago Pago requested that a GOES-18 (GOES-West) Mesoscale Domain Sector be positioned over the region (due to their lack of radar). 1-minute Infrared imagery with GLM Flash Points (above) displayed deep convection with intermittent lightning activity... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Infrared images viewed using RealEarth (above) displayed deep convection (with intermittent GLM-indicated lightning activity) that moved across the Hawaiian island of O’ahu on 20 March 2026 — producing heavy rainfall and flash flooding.The first Flash Flood Warning for O’ahu on that day was issued at 0857 UTC,... Read More
