Day: April 19, 2017

1-minute applications for severe thunderstorms from 15-16 April 2017

by Dan Bikos on April 19th, 2017

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. During the afternoon hours of 15 April, one of the GOES-16 mesoscale sectors captured severe thunderstorms in the Iowa Continue Reading

Convection GOES R Hail Severe Weather

Snow on the ground as depicted in the GOES-16 1.6 micron band

by Dan Bikos on April 19th, 2017

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. The GOES-16 visible (0.64 micron) loop shows what appears to be pretty straightforward – recent snow cover melting during Continue Reading

Convection GOES R Hail