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Title: This Week in Weather: Severe Storms Strike Southern U.S.

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From March 17 - 18, a severe weather outbreak produced damaging winds,
large hail, and tornadoes across the Southern U.S.

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Dozens of tornadoes were reported over teh course of two days, including significant
 EF2 tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama.

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During the event, NOAA's GOES-16 satellite tracked the storms in real time, 
providing vital information.

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The satellie's visible imagery revealed storm structure and overshooting
cloud tops, helping located the strongest thunderstorms.

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GOES- 16 also tracked significant lightning in the storms.

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Rapid increases in lightning often preced severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

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Infrared cloud temperature data helped identify the most threatening storms.

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Throughout the event, GOES-16 provided critical imagery and data for millions of
people in the path of these storms.

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