Joaquin reached Category 1 hurricane intensity on the morning of 30 September 2015 (NHC advisories). An eye structure was becoming apparent on a 1259 UTC Microwave (85 GHz) image from the SSMIS instrument on the DMSP-18 satellite (above).The GOES-13 (GOES-East) satellite was placed into Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) mode, providing images... Read More
Tropical Storm Joaquin over the Tropical Atlantic is forecast to move northward off the East Coast of the United States during the week of 28 September to 3 October. The toggle above shows Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 µm Infrared imagery and Day/Night Band 0.70 µm visible imagery (illuminated by a near-Full moon) at 0642 UTC or 1:42 am local... Read More
A slowly-moving storm was migrating northeastward along the East Coast of the United States on 25 September 2015. The GOES-13 water vapor animation, above, shows the evolution of this system between 22 and 25 September 2015. The center of circulation in the water vapor imagery has wobbled around the state... Read More
Three Semi-Truck/Trailers collided with a school bus in fog in Richland County North Dakota just before 9 AM CDT (1400 UTC) on 25 September 2015. The GOES-13 Visible animation, above, shows an eroding fog bank over southeastern North Dakota. Richland County is outlined in the imagery. The school bus was traveling on Highway... Read More
