Severe weather (SPC | NWS ARX | NWS MKX) occurred across far southern Wisconsin on the afternoon of 09 May 2018, as a surface low moved eastward across the area. 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) provided a view of the isolated thunderstorm that rapidly developed in... Read More

A very unusual subtropical cyclone formed off the coast of Chile during the 07-08 May 2018 period (Weather Channel | Weather Underground). The system transitioned from a typical cold core baroclinic mid-latitude cyclone to a shallow warm core cyclone with some deep convection around the center of circulation. GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Clean” Infrared... Read More