1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed thunderstorms that produced several tornadoes and damaging wind gusts (SPC Storm Reports) across parts of central Oklahoma on 03 November 2024. Pulses of thunderstorm overshooting tops exhibited 10.3 µm brightness temperatures as cold as -78.6ºC (brighter white pixels embedded within dark black regions)... Read More
GOES-East airmass RGB imagery, above, shows the evolution of a strong system that brought heavy rain to the central United States as well as snow over the western Great Lakes. The Potential Vorticity Anomaly that supported the surface cyclone, orange in the RGB shown above, starts over the Rocky Mountains and moves... Read More
A prolonged eruptive period of Popocatépetl occurred during 23-30 October 2024. An animation of GOES-16 (GOES-East) Nighttime Microphysics RGB + daytime True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere site (above) displayed the volcanic plumes — which often exhibited brighter shades of magenta at night, and a hazy appearance during the day —... Read More
The Storm Prediction Center’s Fire Weather Outlook, issued at 1700 UTC on 28 October (link), shown below, shows a critical weather day over portions of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The forecast office in Norman, OK, noted the fire risk, Red Flag Warnings and Wind Advisories on its front page.The Next Generation Fire System Alerts Dashboard monitors satellite imagery to detect the hot spots that indicate wildfires. A screen... Read More
