Storms Blossom Across North-Central Argentina! (credit: NOAA Satellite and Information Service)2/27/2017 
DISCUSSION: As we get further into winter and closer to the onset of Spring and the general threat for severe weather, many parts of the world brace for the inherent threats which are associated with severe thunderstorms. For more specifics on the details of the animated visible satellite graphic above, feel free to read the exact excerpt above courtesy of the NOAA Satellite and Information Service.
"This incredible 30-second rapid-scan animation from GOES-16 demonstrates the very high spatial and temporal resolution from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). The rapid scan sector was set over north-central Argentina, which includes the city of Córdoba, where it captured some expected severe storms during an active late-summer weather pattern. This region is known to have some of the most extreme storms in the world. The animation was created with the ABI band 2, its primary visible channel. Many interesting and important features of the near storm environment and convective clouds themselves are readily apparent. Differential motion between the developing thunderstorms and the low level clouds indicates the presence of converging low-level air leading to the rapid development of these storms. Apparent rotation in the boiling cloud tops suggests intense updrafts or vertical motion in these storms. Severe hail was reported with at least one of the storms in the center of the domain around 2130 UTC. This movie provides a proof of concept for the RELAMPAGO (Spanish for “lightning”) field campaign. RELAMPAGO is an international project set for 2018-2019, whose goal is to study high impact weather and hydrometeorological extremes in central Argentina. It will also provide additional validation data sets to assess the ABI and Geostationary Lightning Mapper performance. Also of note is this data collection represents our first outside continental US test of the rapid scan capability of ABI on severe local storms. See more imagery at http://goo.gl/gyieng Note: GOES-16 data are currently experimental and under-going testing and hence should not be used operationally." To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across Central and South America, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz
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Major Flash Flooding Event Hits Lima, Peru! (credit: Municipalidad de Huachipa via WeatherNationTV)2/1/2017 
DISCUSSION: As strong thunderstorms persisted over areas both in and around the city of Lima, Peru, there was increasingly more prevalent threat for flash flooding across many areas. As shown in the video above, the heavy rainfall which fell in and around the city of Lima had serious repercussions on roadways with many being washed away and/or severely damaged. It is always imperative to respect the power of Mother Nature when you are in an area which is expected to imminently or soon be threatened by heavy rainfall. Moreover, do your best to avoid valleys or dirt-based roadways since these will often become the most treacherous the quickest as heavy rainfall creates deep mud on such roadways (thereby making it dangerous and/or near-impassible to get through such regions). It goes without saying that the best way to avoid putting yourself in harms way is to always seek higher ground and avoid being positioned on the side of mountains and/or at the base of a given valley since there you will be at the most risk for being impacted by a landslide and/or mudslide.
To learn more about other high-impact weather events occurring across Central and South America, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz |
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