McIDAS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) revealed the cyclonic circulation of a Mesoscale Convective  Vortex (MCV) that was moving northeastward across Mississippi on 30 March 2012. This MCV appeared to play a role in helping to initiate new convective cells ahead... Read More

The “Lower North Fork Fire” near Aspen Park, Colorado began during the afternoon hours on 26 March 2012 and rapidly expanded to over 4100 acres in size. 2 fatalities resulted from this fire, with over 900 homes being evacuated and at least 27... Read More

After the Suomi NPP satellite had experienced an anomaly and gone into a sun-pointing “safe mode” on 24 March, all the satellite instruments began to successfully recover by 26 March 2012. Shown above is a 750-meter resolution true-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB)... Read More

GOES-15 was restored to operational status mid-day on 23 March 2012 (after a satellite outage that began after 20:30 UTC on 21 March). Using AWIPS, a sequence of  GOES-13 6.5 µm water vapor channel images early... Read More