Satellite Snapshots

Our dynamic planet changes constantly.

This compendium of recent featured views showcases the most significant weather and environmental events from around the world.

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Satellite Snapshots

Easter Sunday Tornado Scars Mississippi Landscape

April 16, 2020 On April 16, 2020, GOES-East viewed the aftermath of an EF- 4 tornado in Mississippi…
April 16, 2020
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Tropical Cyclone Jeruto Forms Over the Indian Ocean

Himawari-8 satellite newly-formed Tropical Cyclone Jeruto swirling over the Indian Ocean via its…
April 15, 2020
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After Nine Days, Fires Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Are Extinguished

April 14, 2020 On April 12, 2020, NOAA-20 passed over Ukraine as severe blazes around the Chernobyl…
April 14, 2020
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GOES-East Watches Supercells Split as Powerful Storm System Moves Eastward

GOES-East satellite has been monitoring severe thunderstorms that brought torrential rain,…
April 13, 2020
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This Day In History: Mount Tambora Explosively Erupts in 1815

April 10, 2020 On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora, seen here on April 10, 2020,by the Himawari-8…
April 10, 2020
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GOES West Sees Cut-Off Low Bringing Wintry Mix to Southern California

GOES West's water vapor band shows a low-pressure area off California that has become isolated…
April 9, 2020
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Fires Break Out Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

April 08, 2020 On April 5, 2020, NOAA-20 passed over Ukraine as fires broke out within and around…
April 8, 2020
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Cyclone Tracks

NCEI's global inventory of tropical cyclones, IBTrACS, lets forecasters analyze current storms…
April 7, 2020

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