The Geostationary Lightning Mapper is a single-channel, near-infrared optical transient detector that can detect the momentary changes in an optical scene, indicating the presence of lightning. GLM will measure total lightning (in-cloud, cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground) activity continuously over the Americas and adjacent ocean regions with near-uniform spatial resolution of approximately 10 km. It will be…
GOES-R, a Colorado-built satellite, will increase time of weather warnings
DENVER – This October, a Colorado built satellite will launch into orbit and change the way Denver7 and other stations bring and forecast the weather. Built at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Waterton Canyon, the GOES-R satellite is first of four satellites launching with new technology that will provide us with a crisper picture of developing…
Why Cape Coral tornado warning came after storm hit
The National Weather Service in Tampa issued a tornado warning for Cape Coral five minutes after the storm had already touched down, ripping through homes and tossing over cars for more than 3 miles. But forecasters said it wasn’t as if there was no notice given. At 4:30 p.m., a special marine warning was issued,…
Canton tornado left no time for warning
Amid escalating damage estimates, officials say the tornado that slammed Canton’s north side came so quickly it left no time to activate emergency warning sirens. Canton relies on notification from the National Weather Service of imminent threats of severe weather such as a tornado. “In this case, the National Weather Service had no advance warning…