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Archive: Jul 2017

Midwest derecho

* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing * A long-lived mesoscale convective system (MCS) known as a derecho produced swath of damaging winds — as well as some large hail and a couple of tornadoes — that stretched from north-central South Dakota to... Read More

Tropical Storm Don

* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *On 17 July Tropical Storm Don became the 4th named storm of the 2017 North Atlantic Basin season. The satellite presentation improved somewhat on 18 July, with GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above)... Read More

Hurricane Fernanda

* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *On 15 July Hurricane Fernanda became the first Category 4 tropical cyclone of the 2017 Northern Hemisphere season. GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed the development of a well-defined eye during... Read More