A comparison of McIDAS images of MTSAT-2 0.63 µm visible channel and 10.8 µm IR channel data at 08:32 UTC on 30 May 2014 (above) showed the volcanic cloud from the first in a series of eruptions of the Sangeang Api volcano in Indonesia (
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over the northern portion of the Black Hills of South Dakota around 18 UTC (Noon local time) on 27 May 2014, and moved southeastward producing hail as large as 2.75 inches in diameter and a tornado (Read More
Amanda became the first tropical storm of the 2014 East Pacific Basin season on 23 May 2014. 4-km resolution GOES-15 (GOES-West) 10.7 µm IR channel images from the CIMSS Tropical Cyclones site (above; click image to play animation) an... Read More
GOES-14 operations in SRSOR mode deliver the ability to monitor convective development at very short time-scales. A good example of this occurred over the lower Ohio Valley/western Kentucky on May 22nd. The animation of GOES-13 Sounder Derived Product Imagery of CAPE (above) and of Lifted Index (1300 and 1700 UTC) showed considerable... Read More
