Overshooting Top Detection Isolates Severe Storms

The GOES-R overshooting top detection algorithm identified regions with severe storm reports quite well between 12 Z on 18 May and 12 Z on 19 May 2010. The images below show overshooting top detections and SPC severe storm reports over this time period. For the most significant severe storm over the TX Panhandle, the first overshooting top detection occurred about 30 mins after the first severe storm report, but the the product later followed the track of severe reports quite well and stopped detecting overshoots when the storm was no longer severe. Other severe storms across this domain were also identified by this product.