A toggle between nighttime images of Suomi NPP VIIRS Infrared Window (11.45 µm) and Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) data at 0347 UTC (courtesy of William Straka, SSEC/CIMSS) showed a high-resolution view of the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Irma. GOES-16 data (ABI and GLM) posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational... Read More
GOES-16 data (ABI and GLM) posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingMeandering Tropical Storm Harvey is near the Gulf Coast of Texas during the day on Monday 28 August as shown in the 4-panel Animation above. The Four panels include, clockwise from lower left, Upper Level... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *As Harvey moved across warm waters in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (SST | OHC), it continued to intensify (ADT | SATCON) to a Category 4 hurricane just before making landfall along the Texas coast around 03... Read More
GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingThe Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on GOES-16 allows observations of lightning associated with Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico. The animation above, from 1247 to 1332 UTC on 25 August 2017, shows lightning group observations every minute,... Read More
