1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Visible images with an overlay of the Fire Mask derived product (above) showed the thermal signature of the Hawk Fire as it rapidly expanded to the northeast on 22 August 2026. Due to the close proximity of the fire, the Reno/Stead Airport (METAR identifier KRTS) was closed... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible and Infrared Window images (above) included time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports — most notably the EF3-rated tornado that moved through the Appleton/Menasha area in northeastern Wisconsin, beginning around 1656 UTC — produced by clusters of thunderstorms on 27 July 2026. Very large hail also occurred in Wisconsin... Read More
The Storm Prediction Center issued Extreme Fire Weather Outlooks (1200 UTC | 1700 UTC) that covered much of the central and southern Plains on 17 February 2026. A large-scale view of 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible images (above) included plots of Fire Mask pixels — which depicted the development of numerous wildfires, most notably along... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere site (below) showed ice that had formed in far southern Lake Michigan (within the nearshore waters of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana) on 20 January 2026.1-minute GOES-19 Visible images with plots of surface winds and surface air temperatures (below) depicted... Read More
