GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingHurricane Irma, northeast of Antigua and Barbuda in the Lesser Antilles, achieved Category 5 status on 5 September, based on aircraft reconnaissance. The symmetric storm with a clear eye (that includes mesoscale vortices) is shown above with 1-minute... Read More
GOES-16 data (ABI and GLM) posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingMeandering Tropical Storm Harvey is near the Gulf Coast of Texas during the day on Monday 28 August as shown in the 4-panel Animation above. The Four panels include, clockwise from lower left, Upper Level... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingThe Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on GOES-16 allows observations of lightning associated with Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico. The animation above, from 1247 to 1332 UTC on 25 August 2017, shows lightning group observations every minute,... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *Real-time GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) data are now available for viewing using RealEarth™ (real-time GLM link). An example from 21 July 2017 is shown above, for an isolated thunderstorm that developed during the afternoon hours along a... Read More
