Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 14/07/2026🚨 WEATHER GEEK POST 🚨 It's very rare to see a 600+ decameter ridge situated over Minnesota. In fact, the 00Z sounding for MPX observed a 6,012-meter 500-mb height, which is a new all-time record for that RAOB station! This is the summer of record-breaking ridges! 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My meteorology friends will definitely appreciate this classic heat wave sounding from Salt Lake City. The well-mixed boundary layer extends all the way up to 400 mb! An analysis of this sounding would make for a great question on an undergraduate Synoptic Meteorology exam! 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Possible urban-generated thunderstorm just downwind of New Orleans this evening. Nothing else in the area to generate it, but it might have been influenced by a lake breeze off Pontchartrain. Tough to say for sure, but very interesting! This is exactly what I will be studying in grad school at UGA. 030
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Great view of downtown Winston-Salem, NC from my Delta flight to KGSO yesterday evening. 020
Reposted by Jordan McLeodMarshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 18/06/2026ALERT Rare "high risk" for excessive rain has been issued by National Weather Service for Gulf Coast due to remnants of Arthur. This is issued 4% of the time but such days cause 80% of flood damage. My explanation at link. Who is at greatest risk and why? www.forbes.com/sites/marsha... 03717
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Here it is! I put together this map showing the storm total snowfall accumulation for the recent winter storm. The data used is based on the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center's National Gridded Snowfall Analysis. Not perfect, but a nice gridded approximation. Please share! 020
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Random: I have a feeling that social mediarologists and modelologists are about to flood my timeline with misguided hurricane posts. The models are starting to heat up with projected hurricane activity as we head into the more active part of the Atlantic season. Consider the source! 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 03/08/2025You know, if MLB invested so much money to play this game in Bristol Motor Speedway tonight, you’d think they could have hired a meteorologist to provide forecast guidance. #JustSaying 051
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 30/07/2025For the first time since July 5, 2012, Atlanta International Airport has recorded a temperature of at least 100°F during the month of July. It's actually surprisingly hard for Atlanta to observe triple-digit heat because of its relatively high elevation of over 1,000 feet ASL. 173
Reposted by Jordan McLeodRick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Daily melt area on the Greenland Ice Sheet this summer has been quite variable, with a few days when melt occurred over a larger area than usual in NSIDC data. Overall, average melt area thru mid-July is notably lower than the 1991-2020 average. #Arctic #Climate #Greenland @ruthmottram.bsky.social 1205
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 09/07/2025I think the weather enterprise is going to have a big and unnecessary fight on our hands regarding all of this weather modification nonsense. It has now penetrated to the political level in several states and will likely continue to spread like a virus. Time to start developing a vaccine…oh wait… 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The Texas Hill Country floods have now caused more fatalities (over 100) than Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Helene. This is a good reminder that unnamed weather systems can be just as impactful and deadly as named hurricanes. 062
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Another extreme rainfall and flooding event took place yesterday. Check out this map of central North Carolina showing 1-day rainfall totals with white pixels exceeding a 1,000-year average recurrence interval. A total of 9 pixels located east of Burlington exceeded this exceptional return period! 02712
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Here's a map I created that shows 3-day precipitation totals (spanning 1200 UTC on July 4th through 1200 UTC on July 6th) across the Texas Hill Country, with white pixels indicating totals that exceeded their 100-year average recurrence interval according to NOAA Atlas 14. 03612
Reposted by Jordan McLeodMarshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 05/07/2025My deep dive on whether there were adequate weather warnings for the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Mentions Alan Gerard Balanced Weather and Jordan McLeod. I am really interested in your thoughts on my take. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...forbes.comCatastrophic Flooding In Texas - Were There Warnings?Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conslusive) analysis. 1713755
Reposted by Jordan McLeodMarshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Did you hear about 20 people injured yesterday in a "bolt from blue" lightning strike while at a lakefront beach park near Columbia, SC? My breakdown of what may have happened and cautionary notes about summer lightning. Thanks Jordan McLeod, South Carolina Weather www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...forbes.comWhy A Massive Lightning Strike In South Carolina Was So Dangerous20 people were injured in a massive lightning strike in South Carolina this week. Witnesses say it came "from the blue" without rainfall. Our experts explain. 12718
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 23/06/2025It’s over. Congrats to OKC for an epic championship, but there is unfortunately an asterisk next to it due to Haliburton’s injury. 000
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Y'all, I finally figured out how to compile and run the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model on my Mac. It took countless hours, but it was well worth the effort. Shout out to ChatGPT for helping me along the way because I could not have done it without some AI assistance! 000
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Nothing else on the KFFC radar except this urban-generated shower drifting southward. The Atlanta urban heat island at work, y’all. 010
Reposted by Jordan McLeodIan @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Project of recent weeks -- raced to get it done for today's start of hurricane season! 157mph.com/annual-maps-... @157mph.com 79027
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Heads up Atlanta and Athens area friends: Some severe storms are heading your way from the northwest! These northwest flow severe storms are capable of producing strong winds and large hail. The large hail is probably the biggest hazard. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Braves game is delayed soon. 000
Reposted by Jordan McLeodDakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Dust, fires, and smoke today in Oklahoma. An apocalyptic scene. 56620
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Jay Bilas likes to say that the UNC/Duke basketball rivalry “always delivers”. I’ll be absolutely shocked if this edition delivers. Hope I’m wrong. #GoHeels 020
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The Weather Channel is firing some shots over on Threads, I noticed. 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Americans are going to learn a lot about the concept of tariffs in the coming weeks. 030
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I would love to see a Commanders vs. Bills Super Bowl, which means we will get an Eagles vs. Chiefs Super Bowl. 030
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 24/01/2025What do we think, meteorological community? Is #StormEowyn a traditional Norwegian cyclone as advertised by NOAA (left) or a Shapiro-Keyser cyclone as shown by the UK Met Office (right)? I lean towards the latter. 120
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 24/01/2025PSA: If you’re looking for a good series to watch and have access to Peacock, check out the new release called Lockerbie. It’s a crime series about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, back in 1988. Really well done! 020
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 22/01/2025This morning, I put together this Python-generated map of total snowfall accumulations for the recent winter storm, using data from NOHRSC's National Gridded Snowfall Analysis. This is a winter storm that we will not soon forget! 121
Reposted by Jordan McLeodTomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 22/01/2025It's no exaggeration to say today brought a truly historical weather event to the Gulf Coast - lots of places all the way down to the water got over 6-8 inches of snow, shattering records going as far back as 1895 in some places. Let's review what caused this historic event 🧵 1834978
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 21/01/2025My snowfall prediction for my apartment in Midtown Mobile: 4” Let’s rock and snow! 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Final forecast for the impending winter storm tomorrow. These snowfall amounts are simply jaw-dropping for the Mobile area. Let’s make history and break some records, y’all! 030
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Random thought: Snow is not football weather. It severely impacts so many aspects of the game, like player footing and catching ability. Give me sunny skies and warm temperatures any day of the week. 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I will not wishcast for snow in Mobile next week. I will not wishcast for snow in Mobile next week. I will not wishcast for snow in Mobile next week. I will not wishcast for snow in Mobile next week. I will not wishcast for snow in Mobile next week. 030
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 12/01/2025I couldn’t make it to the @ametsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting this year due to teaching responsibilities, but I enjoyed listening to @drshepherd2013.bsky.social’s talk in the Presidential Forum via livestream. His main point was the enhanced vulnerability of the Gulf Coast region to climate change. 091
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Since I had some free time, I decided to plot the annual precipitation totals, departure from average precipitation, and percent of average precipitation across the Southeast region for 2024. Some interesting patterns! What do you see? 010
Reposted by Jordan McLeodJonathan Erdman @wxjerdman.bsky.social · 27/12/2024On this date in weather history: The "closest to equator" tropical cyclone on record.weather.comOn Today's Date: Closest Typhoon To The Equator | Weather.comHere's what made this typhoon one of the weirdest weather phenomena we've seen on Earth. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com 165
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Proud of the Jags for their victory in the Salute to Veterans Bowl tonight! We won despite being down our starting QB, the #1 WR, and our starting RB. #WeAreSouth 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Nice view of Stone Mountain on my approach into Atlanta this morning! 000
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Once again, I have no respect for the Wolfpack. Some clown tries to plant their flag on our field after beating Mack Brown in his final game for UNC. A big fight ensued. Go back to Raleigh, State. 000
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 30/11/2024It’s time for some Clean Old-Fashioned Hate in Athens on a Friday night. Georgia Tech would love nothing more than to knock UGA out of the playoffs with a win tonight. Go Dawgs!! #WRECKTECH 010
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Classic radar signature of lake-effect snow across all five of the Great Lakes this evening. Fascinating meteorology at work! 000
Jordan McLeod @mcweather1989.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! Enjoy the food, family, fellowship, and other festivities. 020