CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 8, 2026

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Advanced Sounder Working Group meeting: The Advanced Sounder Working Group of the International TOVS Working Group held an online interim meeting on 7 May 2026. The working group is co-chaired by David Tobin (CIMSS) and Dorothee Coppens (EUMETSAT). The agenda included presentations from working group members on the status of satellite programs and sensors, associated discussions, and review of working group recommendations and actions. Meeting materials are available on-line. The next working group meeting will be held as part of the 26th International TOVS Study Conference in March 2027. (D. Tobin, CIMSS, 608-265-6281)

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with the following posts: "Lake Influence on Fair Weather Convection in the Upper Midwest" (May 1), "Severe thunderstorms along the South Texas coast" (May 1), "Blowing dust across parts of Illinois and Indiana" (May 4), "LightningCast v1 vs v2" (May 5), "1-minute imagery to monitor flash flooding potential across American Samoa" (May 5) and "30-second GOES-19 Infrared imagery of severe thunderstorms in Mississippi and Alabama" (May 6). (S. Bachmeier, J. Cintineo, T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980)

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Figure: GOES-19 Infrared image at 0100 UTC on May 7, 2026 — with SPC Storm Report plots of 2 tornadoes (T) in southwestern Mississippi.

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Figure: GOES-19 True Color RGB image (left) and Ash RGB image (right) at 2129 UTC on May 4, 2026 — showing areas of blowing dust that had been lofted from recently-plowed agricultural fields by strong winds across central Illinois.

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