Day: May 14, 2018

Hail swath observed by GOES-16

by Dan Bikos on May 14th, 2018

On 14 May 2018, a severe thunderstorm near Denver, Colorado resulted in accumulations of hail (reports of 2 to 6 inches in depth locally). The hail swath left by the thunderstorm can easily be observed in GOES-16 imagery: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/14may18/&loop_speed_ms=60 After the passage of the thunderstorms.  The hail swatch can be seen as a line, see Continue Reading

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