GOES-14 has again been reactivated, and is distributing data from its location over the Equator at 105 W. GOES-14 will be entering SRSO-R mode next week, starting on 9 August (link) and continuing through 26 August.Short animations of GOES-14 Visible (0.63 um) and Infrared Window (10.7 um) imagery are shown... Read More
The GOES-14 satellite remained in Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSO-R) mode for part of the day on 11 May 2016; Infrared Window (10.7 µm) images (above) showed the nocturnal development of a severe thunderstorm ahead of an approaching occluded front (surface analyses) that dropped large amounts of hail in the northwestern... Read More
Widespread severe thunderstorms (SPC storm reports) developed across Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma in the warm sector of a surface low centered over western Kansas (surface analyses) on 09 May 2016. The GOES-14 satellite was operating in Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSO-R) mode, providing images at 1-minute intervals; Visible (0.63 µm) images with overlays... Read More
April 26 2016 was a day of well-anticipated severe weather (even a week out!) over the central and southern Plains, with a Moderate Risk of Severe Weather predicted for parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The GOES-14 visible animation, above, shows the development of strong thunderstorms in north-central Oklahoma that propagated into south central Kansas, producing hail around 2000 UTC. Note the presence of an... Read More
