A storm named Eunice has developed over the British Isles and is causing severe winds, up to 122 mph observed at the surface. The storm is associated with a very active jet stream in the North Atlantic. Eunice follows another storm, Dudley, that hit England, Ireland, and Scotland on Wednesday... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) Dust RGB and Split Window Difference (10.3-12.3 µm) images (above) revealed a pulse of blowing dust (or haboob) that was created by strong surface outflow from collapsing thunderstorms near the California/Nevada border on 15 February 2022. Much of this wind-lofted dust (appearing as brighter shades of magenta in Dust RGB images, and... Read More
The sharp eye of Rick DiMaio notes a change in Lake Erie ice coverage from a port in Ontario and then around Long Point. Information from this website suggests this is the tanker Algonorth! Follow this ship today at your favorite website that shows GOES-16 animations! For example: CSPP Geosphere ; CIRA Slider.... Read More
GOES-16 Cryosphere products — Ice Mask, Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature — have been developed and are in a testing phase. The AWIPS screenshot above shows ice concentrations over parts of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie. These products are created over the Full Disk ABI domain in regions of... Read More
