CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 2026

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following posts: "Prescribed burning in the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma" (Apr. 6), "Cyclone Maila rapidly intensifies to a Category 4 storm near the Solomon Islands" (Apr. 7), "Lightning-ignited wildfires in the Texas Panhandle" (Apr. 9) and "Mirror Image Pacific Tropical Storms Straddle the Equator" (Apr. 10). (S. Bachmeier, T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980)

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Figure: Himawari-9 Infrared Window image at 0210 UTC on April 10, 2026 -- showing Tropical Storm Sinlaku north of the equator, and Cyclone Maila south of the equator.

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Figure: GOES-19 GeoColor RGB image with an overlay of NGFS Fire Detection polygons at 2226 UTC on April 6, 2026 -- showing the widespread thermal signatures and smoke plumes associated with prescribed fires across the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma.

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