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Archive: Jun 2017

Why a Cirrus Channel is useful

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testingConsider the visible image above. Can you tell where the eastern and southern edge of the cirrus shield is over the eastern United States? When the Sun is not on the horizon, thin cirrus can be very... Read More

Severe thunderstorms producing strong winds and large hail in Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **Clusters of severe thunderstorms developed over eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle during the afternoon on 27 June 2017, and increased in areal coverage and intensity as they moved eastward into the overnight hours. 1-minute interval Mesoscale Sector... Read More

Hurricane Dora

** GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing **Dora became the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific 2017 season on 26 June, and was also the first hurricane to be sampled by GOES-16. On Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above), Dora... Read More