GOES-15 visible imagery from after sunrise on 7 August 2014 shows the approach of Pacific Hurricane Iselle towards the ‘Big Island’ of Hawai’i. Orographically-forced clouds are apparent on the northern shores of the entire Island chain, and significant rains are possible as the storm passes — Flash Flood Watches are... Read More
GOES-15 0.63 µm visible channel images (above; click to play animation; also available as an MP4 movie) revealed the presence of mesovortices within the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Iselle on 04 August 2014. Mesovortices are sometimes seen in the... Read More
A tire series plot of the CIMSS Advanced Dvorak Technique (above) showed that Hurricane Cristina experienced a period of very rapid intensification during the day on 12 June 2014. Hurricane Cristina reached Category 4 status, making this the first... Read More
