{"id":40844,"date":"2021-05-04T23:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=40844"},"modified":"2021-05-06T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:22:10","slug":"severe-weather-across-much-of-the-southeast-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/40844","title":{"rendered":"Severe weather across much of the Southeast US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GOES-16 \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> images, with SPC Storm Reports plotted in red [click to play animation | MP4<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/div>1-minute\u00a0Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0GOES-16\u00a0(GOES-East)<\/em>\u00a0\u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (above)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0include time-matched plots of\u00a0SPC Storm Reports<\/strong><\/a> (predominantly widespread damaging winds, with some large hail and a few tornadoes) produced by a large and long-lived Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that moved eastward across much of Mississippi and Alabama on 04 May 2021<\/strong><\/a>. The strong winds — with some gusts in excess of 70 mph — caused power outages which affected several hundred thousand residents (and persisted into the next day: MS<\/strong><\/a> | AL<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

The corresponding 1-minute GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.35 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images\u00a0(below)<\/strong><\/em> showed numerous overshooting tops that exhibited infrared brightness temperatures in the -75 to -70\u00baC range (white pixels embedded within black areas)<\/em>. The MCS also produced heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of northern Alabama.<\/p>\n

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GOES-16 \u201cClean\u201d Infrared Window (10.35 \u00b5m)<\/em> images, with SPC Storm Reports plotted in cyan [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>
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? It rained a little yesterday…<\/p>\n

Rainfall totals of 5-7″ (locally higher) fell across parts of the Birmingham metro & much of Shelby Counties. This lead to significant flooding in many areas. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. #alwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ko0TmYhNUo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n