The first US tornado of 2010: in southern California, of all places
McIDAS images of the 4-km resolution GOES-11 10.7 µm IR channel data (above) showed the development of convection that moved onshore across southern California during the afternoon hours on 19 January 2010. Of particular interest is the strong convective cluster that developed just offshore over the Santa Catalina and San Clemente Island... Read More