10-minute Full Disk scan JMA Himawari-9 AHI Infrared images (above) showed Cyclone Maila as it rapidly intensified to a Category 4 storm (ADT | SATCON) just southwest of the Soloman Islands on 07 April 2026.A 2.5-minute Himawari-9 Target Sector was positioned over Maila until 1449 UTC — which provided a... Read More
2.5-minute Target Sector JMA Himawari-9 AHI Infrared images (above) showed Cyclone Narelle after it had rapidly intensified to a 115 kt Category 4 storm (JTWC discussion | ADT | SATCON) off the coast of Western Australia on 26 March 2026. As Narelle moved southwestward toward the Exmouth Peninsula, it weakened slightly... Read More
A persistent Kona low coupled with strong water vapor transport from an atmospheric river has brought devastating floods to the state of Hawaii in late March 2026. Rain totals over the past ten days have exceeded 40 inches in some locations, prompting evacuation orders for thousands. Over two hundred people... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Infrared images viewed using RealEarth (above) displayed deep convection (with intermittent GLM-indicated lightning activity) that moved across the Hawaiian island of O’ahu on 20 March 2026 — producing heavy rainfall and flash flooding.The first Flash Flood Warning for O’ahu on that day was issued at 0857 UTC,... Read More
