McIDAS images comparing 1-km resolution GOES-12 and GOES-13 0.65 µm visible channel data (above) revealed several smoke plumes over parts of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, while the corresponding 4-km resolution GOES-12 and GOES-13 3.9 µm shortwave IR images (below) showed numerous “hot spots” (black to yellow to red pixels)... Read More

Early morning visible imagery shows a region of modest convection developing into an arc in the Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana. Radar imagery at 11 UTC shows a concentrated region of strong convection in the marine environment. Which satellite data can be used to identify the regions most at risk for convection in... Read More