In late September, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. Satellite visuals created by the Imagery Production Team made available in CIRA’s Satellite Library were used by several high-profile media outlets to highlight Hurricane Helene. More information and links can be found below. (POC: D. Smith, dakota.smith@colostate.edu K. Erickson, kim.erickson@colostate.edu, J. Reiter, josh.reiter@colostate.edu, CIRA) Funding: GOES-R.
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ABC News: “World News Tonight with David Muir”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEWkfzlQ0dg&t=162s&rco=1&ab_channel=ABCNews
Washington Post: “See how Helene dwarfs other hurricane that have hit the Gulf Coast”. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/26/hurricane-helene-storm-size-miles/
Yale Climate Connections: “Four ways climate change likely made Hurricane Helene worse”. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/four-ways-climate-change-likely-made-hurricane-helene-worse/
CNN: “Hi-res satellite shows Cat 4 Helene’s powerful, lightning-filled eyewall”. https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-florida-09-26-24#cm1jv0p4s000g3b6mpdcrpmhi
The Boston Globe: “Here’s how Helene became a monstrous outlier of a storm”. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/26/metro/hurricane-helene-flooding/
New York Post: “Imagery shows lightning in Hurricane Helene’s eye wall”. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M5s9A1JofbA
Tampa Bay Times: “Thursday updates: Hurricane Helene surges toward Florida as a dangerous Cat 4”https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/09/26/live-updates-hurricane-helene-tampa-florida/
Popular Science: “What Hurricane Helene looks like from space”. https://www.popsci.com/environment/hurricane-helene-from-space-video/
WFLA: “Hurricane Helene satellite imagery on Thursday”. https://www.wfla.com/video/hurricane-helene-satellite-imagery-on-thursday/10077092/
WCNC: “These looped videos were taken by the GOES-16 satellite…” https://twitter.com/wcnc/status/1839468602220536142
Space.com: “Satellites reveal Hurricane Helen’s deadly fury as a monster Category 4 storm during landfall”. https://www.space.com/hurricane-helene-category-4-storm-satellite-videos?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com
Space.com “Satellite images show Hurricane Helene gaining strength before Florida landfall”. https://www.space.com/hurricane-helene-satellite-footage-florida
BBC.com “Storm Helene death toll rises with homes flattened in Florida”. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckgmx8vm8pnt?post=asset%3Aa7a06700-653e-4ff6-87a2-0ee6afc05dc4#post
Discover Magazine: “Stunning Satellite Images Reveal the Power and Immensity of Hurricane Helene”. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/stunning-satellite-images-reveal-the-power-and-immensity-of-hurricane-helene
The Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB) of NOAA/NESDIS conducts research on the use of satellite data to improve analysis, forecasts and warnings for regional and mesoscale meteorological events. RAMMB is co-located with the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.
