GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm), Night Fog BTD (10.3 µm – 3.9 µm) and Nighttime Microphysics RGB images (above) displayed the thermal signature — via a single warm pixel — of a fire that resulted from a BNSF train derailment (media report) in Raymond, Minnesota at 0602 UTC (1:02 AM CDT) on 30 March 2023.  Although the... Read More

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 µm) images (above) include an overlay of GLM Flash Extent Density — and showed the distinct circulation of a middle-tropospheric closed low (400 hPa analysis) as it moved northeastward across Illinois and Indiana into southern Lower Michigan on 25 March 2023. Isolated clusters of brief lightning activity were... Read More

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) include plots of time-matched (+/- 3 minutes) SPC Storm Reports during an outbreak of deadly tornadoes across parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee late in the day on 24 March 2023. The coldest thunderstorm tops exhibited infrared brightness temperatures around -70ºC (darker black enhancement).A... Read More

Rotation off the coast of California near San Francisco was present on Tuesday 2023-03-21 as the area got hit with rains and high windspeeds. The rotation is apparent in both visible RGB satellite imagery and radar reflectivity, animated below using RealEarth. Circular formations in cloud structure, seen by GOES-16, and... Read More