1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed an isolated thunderstorm which produced an EF-1 tornado in northeastern Ohio and 1.0-inch diameter hail in northwestern Pennsylvania during the morning hours on 08 January 2019 (SPC storm reports). (09 January update: a storm survey conducted by NWS Pittsburgh also confirmed... Read More
Preliminary Damage Results for Port Orchard Tornado have been released. Survey finds EF-2 #tornado damage from Tuesday December 18th. Details in graphic and at: https://t.co/fnaZxgYG6U #wawx #PortOrchardTornado pic.twitter.com/jxpsBgkmgC — NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 19, 2018 * GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational *A rare December tornado occurred in Port Orchard, Washington... Read More
A comparison of GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed the development of thunderstorms well ahead of a cold front (surface analyses) that was moving northward across central Argentina on 10 December 2018. A Mesoscale Domain Sector had been positioned over that region in support of the RELAMPAGO-CACTI... Read More
The largest December tornado outbreak on record for the state of Illinois occurred on 01 December 2018 (NWS St. Louis | NWS Lincoln | NWS Quad Cities). 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed the development of supercell convection which spawned the severe weather. in addition to the tornadoes, SPC Storm reports included hail as large as 1.75 inch... Read More
