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Andy Snyder @wxandbiscuits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Talk about hydroclimate whiplash - Amarillo has had more rain in the last week than all of December 2025 - August 2026 combined. This will also be the city’s wettest September on record. Weekly totals are over 9” in parts of the panhandle, and it’s still raining.

West Texas mesonet showing weekly rainfall totals ranging from a few hundredths of an inch in central Texas to over 9” southwest of amarilllo.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When I don't write down review solicitations that I accept and end up committing to more than I want because I've forgotten what I've already agreed to... Glad I turned down two other requests last week!

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 16/09/2026

🧵 We’re continuing to hire a wide variety of positions throughout the National Weather Service! New vacancies are being posted all the time. Here’s a sample of what’s open as of today:

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

OKC reached 106 (!) degrees today, beating the previous record high by 4 degrees; today was 21 degrees above normal! More than a few mesonet sites hit 108, and Grandfield got to 109. Both LAW and SPS set new record highs at 108 degrees. Pretty exceptional heat for mid September! #okwx

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another day of record heat across the area. Previous record high for OKC today was 102 set in 1930. The 2pm temp is 103. Temps before 3pm are approaching 110 degrees in southwestern Oklahoma. As a reminder, it's mid-September. Gross.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨 Summer 2026 (Jun-Aug) tied for the warmest summer on record according to PRISM climate data. The average temperature of 74.2F tied with 1936. 🔥🔥🔥

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another brutally hot day (at least in southern and central OK). OKC airport tied record high of 108 (from 2011). It was even hotter just southwest of the city -- Chickasha mesonet hit 113, which would tie OKC's all-time high temp. Very hot weather the past 4+ weeks (2nd img from my back yard). Yuck

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Going through dusty boxes tucked away in a closet to declutter and ran across these bad boys. Spent a lot of time in middle and high school watching these tapes...

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Very hot day for much of Oklahoma (and elsewhere). Max temp in my backyard was 109.9 F. The OKC airport topped out at 109, beating the previous daily record high of 104. Beating a record high by 5 degrees is pretty impressive! Kingfisher mesonet site got to 112. Another very hot day tomorrow! #okwx

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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

August 10th, 2020: One of the worst derechos in US history ravaged the Midwest. The MCS carved a path from eastern Nebraska to Michigan over the course of ~11 hours. Winds as high as 140 mph produced substantial crop and structural damage throughout Iowa and Illinois.

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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If you’re still in Madison after the summit, the atmosphere saved its best act for the end

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A day later and it hasn't gotten any better, these readings are insane

PM2.5 AQI of 3077 ("hazardous") for Leavenworth in Washington state. "Stay indoors."

PM2.5 AQI of 2311 ("hazardous") for Chelan County in Washington state. "Stay indoors."

PM2.5 AQI of 2972 ("hazardous") for Entiat in Washington state. "Stay indoors."

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daryl herzmann @akrherz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Info-graphic of what I compute for max dew points over Iowa today along with period of record stats. NB: AI did the graphic design, but the data is all my handywork. Feel free to reuse as you wish.

Iowa ASOS max dew points for 26 July 2026 and records.

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires descends across the U.S. East Coast.

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Kelton Halbert @stormscale.io · 13/07/2026

I am really excited to share that the latest update to Heimdall has arrived, bringing multi-panel rendering and interactivity with it! This is a substantial update, giving you more freedom in what you display and how. heimdall.stormscale.io

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Eddie Wolff @ewolffwx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Some exciting news today: our new paper has just entered Early Online Release in @ametsoc.org #BAMS! It's everything you want to know about tornado emergencies, including an analysis of POD and FAR, a comparison to recommended VROT and STP thresholds, and more. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Map of tornado emergency polygons for 2014-2023. Filled contours show kernel density estimate of all EF-3+ tornadoes over the same period (with a bullseye centered on the SE)

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OTUS Project @otusproject.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

No words. Here is a peak at one of our most incredible drone flights around a #tornado to date near Tulliby Lake, AB. This will likely be one of our last intercepts of the season, thank you so much to everyone for following along! #stormchasing #nature #weather

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Late season supercells in central Oklahoma less than a week before July. Weather the past few months here has been quite wonky.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The Google search AI is not necessarily very smart. The simple Gemini Flash model got it right at least .

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Kiel Ortega @kielortega.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I think by the time we finished surveying these tornadoes my car added ~900 miles, I surveyed 3 of them (1 partially) from the air and we had one of the most fascinating discussions on what the final rating of the big 3 should be ams.confex.com/ams/92Annual...

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Abstract: Overview of the 24 May 2011 Tornado Outbreak (92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012))

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

So this covers individual radars, and @stormscale.io 's Heimdall Radar site covers MRMS. Both easy to use, free, and fast! No having to launch a script, no visits to multiple sites or opening multiple programs. Just awesome tools!

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Video of a tornado this afternoon between St. Paul and St. Libory, NE, sampled by NSSL as part of LIFT field project 1/2

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The impressive tornado scar from the EF3 that ripped across southwest Mississippi last week. It went through an area that was on fire about two months prior.

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Andy Snyder @wxandbiscuits.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Heat burst with 90mph winds in the OK panhandle.

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katya schwenk @katyaschwenk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

After an obscure defense vendor won a $12 million no-bid contract w/ ICE, I noticed something odd on its website: The firm was using a (still watermarked!) stock photo for the chief of its “development team.” Things only got more bizarre from there…

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Stephen Nehrenz @stephennehrenz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The videos of yesterday's tornado in Enid are jaw-dropping. Goodness gracious. This was from storm tracker Kyle Wilson at our sister station News 9. #okwx

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Kelton Halbert @stormscale.io · 21/04/2026

I'd like to introduce you all to a personal project I've been working on recently. It's called Heimdall, and it's an MRMS + ProbSevere situational awareness monitor for CONUS scale severe weather. It's got roaming, alerts, archive mode, and is fully client side. heimdall.stormscale.io

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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

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Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The upper level low/trough driving severe weather in the central US today is being poorly sampled by the (weather balloon) sounding network. We get lots of data from satellites & airplanes, but radiosonde data serve an important observational role, and errors in analysis reduce forecast accuracy.1/2

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 05/04/2026

This thread is shocking in the best possible way.

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Ashwin Varma @ashwinvarma97.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Oh my god, this is my job!!! I can finally add something back to all the people who’ve given me knowledge

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Tim Supinie @plustssn.autumnsky.us · 04/04/2026

A circulation passed very close to the terminal at Will Rogers Airport in OKC a few minutes ago. No TDS, but probably a slightly hair-raising experience.

Base velocity data from the KTLX radar at 0202 UTC April 4, 2026.

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Brian LaMarre @blamarre.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Awesome view of @NASAArtemis II, as viewed from NOAA weather satellite. Note the dark (warmer) dot launching off from Cape Canaveral and off to the northeast! #flwx #artemis

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Artemis II is headed for the moon! GOES-19 caught this amazing view of the exhaust plume from the rocket as it launched from Cape Canaveral.

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Michael Fischer @mikefischerwx.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Interested in hurricanes? I want to introduce TC-ATLAS: the Tropical Cyclone Analysis Tool for Live and Archived Structure. Explore live or past storms without writing a line of code or downloading a data file, building on the capabilities of TC-RADAR: michaelfischerwx.github.io/TC-ATLAS/ind...

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's not as anomalous as many other locales in the west have seen in past few days but still disconcerting to see the first 100.0 degree reading in my backyard in central Oklahoma considering it's only March 21st. At least the dewpoint isn't high, though that's increasing fire danger, so... #okwx

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The multiple 112° readings today are just 1° short of the national April record, which happened in Death Valley with 113° on April 24, 1946 and also on April 22, 2012. Note that those occurred in late April (h/t to weather historian Chris Burt).

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Clark Evans @clarkevanswx.github.io · 19/03/2026

The NOAA/OAR federal positions are now open! Applications close in *one week* on March 25th: www.usajobs.gov/job/861651700 For more details on GSL’s opening in AI4NWP and related areas, please see: gsl.noaa.gov/employers/jobs (refresh page if needed - we’re dealing with some pesky server issues)

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Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

NEW: US Treasury issued a general license for the delivery and sale of Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 12. Moscow continues to be the single largest beneficiary of the Iran War.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Impromptu chase with my oldest this evening after middle child's extracurricular. Got a great view to the west towards dusk from the Kickapoo TP (335) N of Harrah. Lots of outflow (persistent, huge area of outflow on radar and visually) save for a few minutes of a beefy bowl lowering.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Ongoing tornado passing less than 3 miles S/E of KVNX. Somewhat complicated evolution with a cell merger ongoing as small cells develop south of the nature supercell and move into it. #okwx

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Greg Porter @gporterwx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Wow! Officially the biggest snowstorm in RI history. Providence will make a run at 40 inches

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Random admission: I thoroughly enjoy "Moulin Rouge" and think the music in it is awesome. That is all. You may resume your Saturday evening. #ComeWhatMay

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Strong wind blows ash off of the Ranger Road Fire burn scar in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Several large wildfires occurring today in the central US, where very windy (with wind advisories and high wind warnings in place as gusts over 65 mph are being measured) and very warm conditions (temps in the 70s and 80s) are occurring.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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SRHelicity @srhelicity.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The area in a winter storm warning is remarkable; the size of the area that'll see warning-level winter wx (e.g., heavy snow, sleet, and/or freezing rain) is astonishing. As much as snow, sleet, and freezing rain will cause massive disruption (travel, power, etc.), the SIZE of this is just as wild.

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Wxdylan @wxdylan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Let's talk about Cold Air Damming (CAD), specifically in reference to the southern Appalachians. Let's also talk about some struggles models have with simulating both the strength and the erosion of CAD. You will commonly read/hear CAD referred to as "the Wedge" in the south. Long chain incoming.

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