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Hurricane Melissa 2025
My personal selection of satellite frames and key moments from Hurricane Melissa — all manually captured in real time on an iPhone.
The slideshow below is fully interactive: click through the frames or use the thumbnails to jump directly to specific moments.
I am not a trained meteorologist, just someone with a deep fascination
for weather and extreme atmospheric events. My observations and
interpretations are based on personal intuition and careful observation.
Every description in this project was created frame-by-frame with the
assistance of AI while the storm unfolded.
During Melissa’s closest approach, I had up to twelve live webcams open simultaneously and captured everything directly on my phone.
A special thank-you goes to Jeff Piotrowski for his exceptional on-site coverage in Jamaica — I followed his livestream from Northern Germany throughout the event, which added an invaluable real-time perspective.
These are my best screen captures. I can provide additional imagery if helpful for further research or internal reference.
Love goes out to the people of Jamaica and to everyone who was in
Melissa’s path.
I wish everyone affected the support and protection they need.
Notes & Setup
• Source: Data accessed via LW Brands LLC's Hurricane Tracker app;
satellite imagery from NOAA/STAR.
GOES-19 - GEOCOLOR
• Satellite & Product: GOES-19 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) –
Geocolor Composite (derived from Bands 2, 7 and 13).
The Geocolor product merges true-color daytime imagery with infrared
nighttime detection, allowing continuous monitoring of storm
morphology even in total darkness.
• Timestamp: 10/27/2025 06:40Z
• Description: This image captures Hurricane Melissa during
nighttime rapid intensification.
A flawlessly defined eye sits within an expansive central dense
overcast (CDO) exhibiting exceptional symmetry. The bright white
core corresponds to deep, vertically aligned convection, while the
surrounding cirrus canopy reveals high-altitude outflow extending
radially outward.
City lights from Jamaica and Hispaniola remain faintly visible
through thin cirrus layers, emphasizing the storm’s proximity to
land.
The displayed satellite image was sourced from the iOS application
Hurricane Tracker (developed by LW Brands LLC).
Original satellite data © NOAA/STAR – GOES-19.
Bonus: Full Research Collage
As an additional reference, I created a high-resolution collage that combines multiple key frames and app views into one large overview image (approx. 8000×4000 px, transparent background, pure iPhone screenshots).
The collage can be opened in a separate tab due to its file size.
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