Meteorologists have a dry name for the feature seen in the satellite image above: a mesoscale convective system, or MCS.
Monster Thunderstorm Cluster Charging from Kansas to Texas is Captured in Astonishing Satellite Views
As lightning crackled in the clouds, the GOES-16 weather satellite watched all the violent action from 22,000 miles away.
A giant cluster of thunderstorms, known as a Mesoscale Convective System, or MCS, as seen on April 29, 2020, by the GOES-16 weather satellite. (Credit: RAMMB/CIRA)
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