GOES-16 Mid-level (6.9 µm) Water Vapor images (above) showed the development of a Nor’easter off the east coast of the US during the 12 March – 13 March 2018 period (surface analyses). The storm produced blizzard conditions with snowfall amounts as high as 28.3 inches and wind gusts as high as 81 mph in Massachusetts... Read More
The CIMSS Natural True Color RGB, above, from 13 March 2018, shows the motion of alluvial sediment in the Gulf of Mexico in the outflow from various rivers. Muddy plumes from the Atchafalaya River in central Louisiana, the Mississippi River, and the Mobile River in Alabama are apparent. In particular,... Read More
A large Maersk container vessel caught fire in the Indian Ocean on 6 March 2018 (news report 1, news report 2), killing 4 sailors and necessitating the evacuation of the ship (the MAERSK HONAM).Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 (which trails Suomi NPP by half an orbit) both passed over the ship fire on 6 March. As... Read More
Strong northwesterly winds over the Great Plains to the west of a storm system over the mid-Mississippi River Valley have resulted in Red Flag Warnings over Oklahoma, and High Wind Warning and Dust Storm Warnings — including the closing of I-70 over Kansas. Visible Imagery in the “Blue Band”, above, shows little indication of the blowing dust (Click here for an animation without surface observations); dust is difficult to observe when sun... Read More
