An unusually-large derecho event formed over Kansas during the pre-dawn hours on 08 May 2009, and then moved rapidly eastward across Missouri and Illinois during the morning hours. GOES-12 10.7 µm IR window images (above) showed the large areal coverage of cold... Read More

GOES-11 was placed into Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) on 05 May 2009, as a test for support of the upcoming VORTEX2 field experiment. During SRSO, images are available at 1-minute intervals for short periods of time. The GOES-11... Read More

AWIPS images of the GOES-12 10.7 µm “IR window” channel (above) showed the development of severe thunderstorms that moved across the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area in northeast Texas on 02 May 2009. Cloud top temperatures quickly cooled into the -70º to... Read More

Multiple clusters of intense deep convection developed over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during the daytime hours on 13 April 2009. According to the SPC Storm Reports, there were several reports of tornadoes and... Read More