Case study: December 18th and 19th, 2016. (2nd part)

On December 19th, conditions favorable for convection prevailed during the afternoon, with some hail registered in the north of São Paulo city.

The following images show the CAPPI 3km from Radar São Roque (source CPTEC) for the afternoon hours.

VIL images from Radar São Roque (source CPTEC) can be seen below, for the afternoon hours.

The following images show the EchoTop 20dBz values.

The incidence of lightning flashes detected by the Brasildat network within an area of 180 km centered in Campinas, SP, increased  starting at 15:00 GMT.

 

The flashes detected by hour during the period of higher number of flashes are presented in the images below.

 

 

 

 

 

The evolution of the different systems can also be observed in the enhanced GOES IR images for the Southeast (source: CPTEC).

The following images are from the GOES13 Vis channel (source CPTEC)

 The following images are from the GOES13 WV channel (source CPTEC)