A devastating tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma just after 20:00 UTC or 3:00 PM local time on 20 May 2013, causing extensive (EF4 to EF5) damage and at least 24 fatalities. McIDAS images of GOES-15 (GOES-West) and GOES-13 (GOES-East) 0.63 µm visible channel data... Read More

Strong southwesterly winds ahead of an advancing cold front caused large areas of blowing dust across parts of the “Four Corners” region of the western US on 16 April 2013. Wind gusts were as high as 68 mph at Winslow, Arizona — and... Read More

A powerful winter storm brought historic snowfall amounts and widespread blizzard conditions to parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas during the 25 February – 26 February 2013 period (see additional information from the NWS forecast offices... Read More

A large winter storm began to intensify just off the East Coast of the US on 08 February 2013 — and a sequence of 1-km resolution POES AVHRR 0.86 µm, MODIS 0.65 µm, and Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 µm Visible images (above) revealed... Read More