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Category: Tropical cyclones

Cyclone Donna in the South Pacific Ocean

Cyclone Donna (18P) formed in the South Pacific Ocean (northeast of Vanuatu) on 02 May 2017. Himawari-8 Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images during the 03-06 May period (above) revealed the formation of multiple convective bursts, many exhibiting cloud-top IR brightness temperatures of -90º C and colder.On 07 May, Cyclone Donna... Read More

Tropical Storm Arlene

** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **A comparison of GOES-16 Visible (0.64 um) and Infrared Window (10.3 um) images (above) showed the development of Tropical Storm Arlene in the Atlantic Ocean on 20 April 2017.  Arlene has been one of only two... Read More