Single cell thunderstorm cloud

Thunderstorms active in a levelled pressure field

27 June 2009 15:30 UTC

Single cell thunderstorm cloud

Single cell thunderstorm cloud

Region

Italy, Switzerland

Satellites

Meteosat-9

Channels/Products

IR10.8, HRV

Thunderstorms bubbling up south of Swiss-Italian border in a levelled pressure field on 27 June 2009.

Last Updated

08 June 2022

Published on

27 June 2009

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