Overlapping 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sectors provided GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images at 30-second intervals (above), which included plots of time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports — showing thunderstorms that produced a few tornadoes, hail as large as 1.75 inches in diameter and wind gusts to 76 mph across... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) include plots of time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports — which showed thunderstorms that produced hail as large as 4.50 inches in diameter and wind gusts to 63 mph across North Texas on 26 April 2023. Cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures... Read More
Due to the total solar eclipse over parts of the contiguous U.S. on April 8, 2024, there are many wondering what the cloud cover may be then. Q: Will it be cloudy over the path of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024? A: We don’t know what the cloud cover will... Read More
Sentinel-1A’s overpass just east of North Carolina right after sunset on 23 April 2023, above, shows a sharp delineation in wind speeds, with wind speeds at the western edge of the SAR winds dropping from around 8-9 knots (cyan enhancement) to 2-3 knots (magenta enhancement). The animation below includes the... Read More
