Very cold air was becoming established across the interior of Alaska during the last few days of December 2008. AWIPS images of the 4-km resolution GOES-11 10.7 µm IR channel (above) showed large areas exhibiting very cold IR brightness temperatures (colder than -40º C, darker blue color enhancement) which were... Read More
A strong thunderstorm which produced heavy rain and frequent lightning was apparently a factor in triggering a power blackout that affected the Hawaiian island of Oahu for at least 12 hours, beginning on the evening of 26 December 2008 — in fact,... Read More
The GOES-12 satellite (the operational GOES-East satellite) suffered a Thruster 2B oxidizer leak around 22:00 UTC on 14 December 2008, which caused the suspension of GOES-12 Imager and Sounder data. For several hours following the GOES-12... Read More
A minor “high wind event” was noted in Boulder, Colorado on 01 December – 02 December 2008, when winds gusted as high as 48 mph during the night-time hours. GOES-13 6.5 µm water vapor channel images (above) showed the formation of mountain waves clouds over the Foothills region of Colorado,... Read More
