Hurricane Joaquin moved slowly through the eastern Bahamas on 1 and 2 October 2015. ASCAT data from 1356 UTC, above, shows rain-flagged values near 90 knots not far from the storm center (Joaquin is a potent Category 4 Hurricane; its strongest winds are confined to within about 50 miles of the center).Joaquin is embedded... Read More
A slowly-moving storm was migrating northeastward along the East Coast of the United States on 25 September 2015. The GOES-13 water vapor animation, above, shows the evolution of this system between 22 and 25 September 2015. The center of circulation in the water vapor imagery has wobbled around the state... Read More
Some locations in southern California received record daily precipitation on 15 September 2015. A time series plot of weather conditions for Los Angeles International Airport is shown above; the 1.80 inches of rainfall received there made it the wettest September day on record.As mentioned in the NWS Los Angeles record event report, the moisture... Read More
The animation above (link) shows two-plus days of 10.35 µm Infrared imagery (from Himawari-8) of Typhoon Soudelor over the western Pacific Ocean. The animation of 2.5-minute interval images is from the Himawari-8 Target Sector that shifts as the Typhoon moves. The animation shows significant strengthening to Category 5 intensity and... Read More
