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Dr. Stephen Bieda III @drwildcatwx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oct 3rd: The @nws.noaa.gov has opened a new #hiring registry for #EntryLevel Meteorologistst, 1st review cycle is #October 17th: -High Needs: www.usajobs.gov/job/887393000 -All Others (up to 20 can be picked): www.usajobs.gov/job/887393400 Read requirements closely, including documentation needs!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If it's Sox/Atlanta in the end, it's a full send.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hard to watch the postseason from a distance but so happy we're playing October baseball again!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Literally jumped for joy with the last Fedde K

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just spelled my own name wrong in an email... Happy Thursday!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not a fan of the fact my ESPN app has decided to go hard on trying to get me into sports betting to the point where it dims the screen except for the ad.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I feel like now that I know I live an hour from the Dolly truck stop, I have to go to the Dolly truck stop

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's honestly quite rude of UCLA basketball to go to Champaign on a weekday when I can't be there.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Being stuck at Logan yesterday was suboptimal but the sunset definitely made up for it

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oh... these are gorgeous. I might need to start collecting them now too 😂

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ran out of space *starting a NASA postdoctoral fellowship (NPP) at Marshall Space Flight Center!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A bit late to the Blueskies but I'm excited to announce that last week I successfully defended my Ph.D.! I'm so grateful for the support from my advisors, committee, family and friends! I'm also excited to announce I will be moving to Huntsville, AL to start an NPP at MSFC*!

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Neil Lareau @neillareau.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NASA’s #INSPYRE project captured extreme fire spread and pyroCu development on the #SandCreekFire in #MT on 8/11. MASTER imagery from the #ER2 blends IR and other channels to reveal the rapidly evolving fire front, smoke plume, and developing pyrocloud. Data processed by Roseanne Dominguez.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Welp... who dey or Go Bills (still deciding)

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Okay... we can stop with the ring of fire pattern now... right?

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 12/08/2026

Those in the U.S. may only see a sliver of today's solar eclipse, but GOES-EAST gets a great view of the shadow as it crosses into Europe! 🌑

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Wisc-Satellite @wisc-satellite.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

1-minute @noaa.gov #GOESEast (GOES-19) Visible images with time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports showed thunderstorms that produced wind gusts as high as 97 mph in Illinois and hail as large as 3.00" in diameter in Indiana. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl... #ILwx #INwx

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tornado warned supercell as it approached Champaign, IL. #ILwx

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

😔 the South burbs really needed a break and instead they got absolutely cored by the storm. Really hope everyone is okay.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We haven't explicitly looked at this yet, but in response to your first point, cross-sections show really robust vertical velocities all the way into the stratosphere. We used 20 m/s to define our UCs so definitely already quite high W values. This is Fig. 2 from our GRL paper

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James McCormick @60andhatched.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Identifying overshooting top behavior even a few minutes’ beforehand would have positive impacts on jet stream aviation. Great talk from Melinda Berman/UIUC.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks for the kind words! Happy to discuss more applications if you're interested!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Excited to be in Madison this week to learn about some incredible science and share the second chapter of my dissertation! If you need something to do at 1:45 on Wednesday, I'll be discussing how internal supercell dynamics impact vertical velocity in the upper troposphere and OT depth! #32SLS

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Nature @nature.com · 02/08/2026

“We’re seeing these intense fires and unpredictable behaviours. It definitely feels like an important topic to be researching.” go.nature.com/4xbSsx2

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First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ is about to take off

Nature - The towering formations appearing over severe wildfires in France and Oregon loft smoke so high they have global consequences.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Compression killed it a bit but mega impessed this came from a phone camera!

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41NBC/WMGT-TV @41nbc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A towering firenado was caught on camera as the Widemouth 2 fire burns through Utah's Fishlake National Forest.

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Wisc-Satellite @wisc-satellite.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

1-minute #GOESEast (GOES-19) Visible & Infrared images (w/ time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports) showed thunderstorms that produced tornadoes (including the destructive Appleton WI tornado around 1656 UTC), large hail & damaging winds across Wisconsin and Illinois. #WIwx #ILwx.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

As a native Southlander, it breaks my heart. Hopefully the infrastructure upgrades they've been waiting for come soon.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What a really rough weather year it has been for the Chicago Southland. Frequent high intensity storms with lots of flooding.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

That is a VERY rough T/Td in Macomb, IL right now

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I've enjoyed staying in the Shoreditch/Hoxton area or near Liverpool St station!

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Unfortunately, and as anticipated, yesterday's widespread lightning-following-heat event amid severe drought has sparked a large number of additional wildfires, expanding existing outbreak across OR, WA, & BC. Numerous heat signatures & large smoke plumes are evident. #ORwx #WAwx

Current snapshot from NOAA Wildfire Fire Portal showing dozens of large, active fires (heat signatures and smoke plumes) from Oregon into southern British Columbia

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thanks! I can look in more detail to get the exact calculations but I was struggling where to even look so this is super helpful!

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Questions for folks since I'm struggling to find an answer. How does CM1 calculate the depth of the cold pool (cph in the output file)?

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Jessica McCarty @jmccartygeo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For those in the Great Lakes & East Coast in the thick of the Canadian wildfire smoke, remember: 1. Wear a N95 mask outside at all times. 2. Limit exposure for humans & pets to outdoors. 3. Create a clean air room with an air purifier. 4. Shower off & wash clothes + hair exposed to smoke.

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The White Sox finally getting some respect 🙂‍↕️

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AMS Women @ams-women.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 At the 2026 @ametsoc.org Madison Summit, @girlswhochase.com and the Board for Early Career Professionals will be cohosting the “Women & Early Career Reception” on 8/5 from 7-9 pm at The Great Dane. This free event is open to all Summit attendees. RSVP here: girlswhochase.com/reception

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#32SLS attendees: Do you have amazing, interesting, or unique weather video or slideshow to share? Please submit it to SLS Video Night! forms.gle/Eb1mo58rcwVY... As SLS is part of the AMS Summer Meeting this year, we'll have an extra-large audience! @meteodan.bsky.social @ams-sls-stac.bsky.social

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Submission portal for Video Night at 32SLS

This form is the submission portal for Video Night at the 32st AMS Severe Local Storms Conference in Madison, WI. If you have an amazing severe-weather themed video or photos to share at Video Night, ...

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 08/07/2026

In real life, there's no extra lives. Heed the warning, remember the phrase: #TurnAroundDontDrown #NationalVideoGameDay

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Melinda Berman @melindaberman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yes! The Ferris and Babylon Fires produced pyroCb today.

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