Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Satellites Land Weather Meteosat Metop Tags GOES ASCAT AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Metop-A Metop-B North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Atlantic Ocean Date 2019 2018 2015 2012 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 5 results Case study 9–19 June 2019, Various times EUMETSAT Science Blog Torrential rain and floods in Uruguay Torrential rain hit central Uruguay in June 2019, causing serious flooding. Case study 5 May 2019 18:00 UTC–6 May 00:59 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Thunderstorms batter south-central US In early May 2019 severe thunderstorms left a trail of destruction across parts of the south-central US. Case study 30 August 2018 12:00 UTC–17 September 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence was the first major hurricane of the 2018 North Atlantic hurricane season and caused major devastation when it hit the US east coast in mid-September. Case study 26 March 2015 13:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Rains over Atacama desert On Thursday 26th March 2015, an unusual rain event brought almost an inch of precipitation to the Atacama, Antofagasta and Coquimbo regions. Case study 29 October 2012 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Hurricane Sandy hits the USA Hurricane Sandy hits the northeast coast of the USA.
