An Embraer 175L took off from Tampa shortly before 1900 UTC on 20 July 2022. About an hour into the smooth flight (as shown here, i.e., around 1945-1950 UTC), turbulence injured about 7 passengers that resulted in a diversion to Birmingham AL (news article; Here is the flight path). The animation... Read More

GOES-17 visible and infrared imagery shows Tropical Storm Estelle over the eastern Pacific to the west-southwest of Baja California. Although there are regions of strong convection, satellite presentation of the storm suggests a modest tropical storm. Center-fixing a storm such as this (with just one image vs. an animation!) is... Read More