Hurricane Lowell reaches Category 5 intensity over the Central Pacific
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Visible images (above) revealed mesovortices within the eye of Hurricane Lowell as it reached Category 5 intensity over the Central Pacific around 2100 UTC on 02 September 2026. GLM Flash Points highlighted the intermittent lighting activity within the surrounding eyewall.A larger-scale view of 1-minute GOES-18 Infrared... Read More