Brian Matilla
@bxmatilla.bsky.social
Meteorologist (RA) | Python-smithy on some days? | short-term, high-impact weather w/ CAMs | M.S. (2018) at @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social | Husband | Latino | Racing aficionado. All opinions my own & not my employer’s.
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Join us Tuesday to learn how to maximize your Annual Meeting experience and explore everything the Early Career Conference has to offer.
Students, early-career professionals, and first-time attendees are especially encouraged!
Register now: https://bit.ly/49DfL98 #AMS2026
Students, early-career professionals, and first-time attendees are especially encouraged!
Register now: https://bit.ly/49DfL98 #AMS2026
First time attending an @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting or just need a refresher on what to expect during your time in Houston? Join me and fellow colleagues from the AMS Board for Early Career Professionals on Tuesday as we host a free webinar leading up to the big Annual Meeting!
#AMS2026
#AMS2026
Aged like spoiled milk, this… good thing I don’t bet 😂
Welp, the Florida #NHL outdoor experiment is likely going 0-2 after this smashing in Tampa Bay 😅.
#StadiumSeries
#StadiumSeries
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Aged like spoiled milk, this… good thing I don’t bet 😂
Welp, the Florida #NHL outdoor experiment is likely going 0-2 after this smashing in Tampa Bay 😅.
#StadiumSeries
#StadiumSeries
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Welp, the Florida #NHL outdoor experiment is likely going 0-2 after this smashing in Tampa Bay 😅.
#StadiumSeries
#StadiumSeries
I was in Houston when this news dropped, so here’s my 2¢: I love Indycar, but this move is not it. They can no longer say that the sport is apolitical or tell drivers to just “shut up and drive.” I have no interest in watching this race, though I’ll be pulling hard for O’Ward or Rasmussen to win it.
Trump orders up IndyCar race for DC streets as part of ‘Freedom 250’ celebration
Trump orders up IndyCar race for DC streets as part of ‘Freedom 250’ celebration
Trump orders up IndyCar race for DC streets as part of ‘Freedom 250’ celebration
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I was in Houston when this news dropped, so here’s my 2¢: I love Indycar, but this move is not it. They can no longer say that the sport is apolitical or tell drivers to just “shut up and drive.” I have no interest in watching this race, though I’ll be pulling hard for O’Ward or Rasmussen to win it.
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Many of you have now seen the announced changes coming to SPC severe weather outlooks. I’ll be going live Tuesday evening with @girlswhochase.com to talk more about the new intensity format. Tune-in to the YouTube or Facebook channels Tuesday at 6pm CT!
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Many of you have now seen the announced changes coming to SPC severe weather outlooks. I’ll be going live Tuesday evening with @girlswhochase.com to talk more about the new intensity format. Tune-in to the YouTube or Facebook channels Tuesday at 6pm CT!
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Origin of Ideas & Idea of Origins
Hurricanes
Intro to Hydrogeology
Physical Oceanography
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Origin of Ideas & Idea of Origins
Hurricanes
Intro to Hydrogeology
Physical Oceanography
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Cloud physics
Intro to filmmaking
Computational fluid dynamics
Ethics in computing
Hurricanes
Cloud physics
Intro to filmmaking
Computational fluid dynamics
Ethics in computing
Hurricanes
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Voice and Diction
Introduction to the BRICS
Books of the Old Testament
Social Work: Structural Outreach
Convective Field Study
Voice and Diction
Introduction to the BRICS
Books of the Old Testament
Social Work: Structural Outreach
Convective Field Study
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Origin of Ideas & Idea of Origins
Hurricanes
Intro to Hydrogeology
Physical Oceanography
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Origin of Ideas & Idea of Origins
Hurricanes
Intro to Hydrogeology
Physical Oceanography
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
I’m not sure if people realize just how brutal this level of cold will be for Floridians… this level of cold may bring potentially significant damage to citrus farms in the state, and wind chills this low are absolutely a risk to life. I suspect this snap will give 2010 a run for its money.
January 31, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I’m not sure if people realize just how brutal this level of cold will be for Floridians… this level of cold may bring potentially significant damage to citrus farms in the state, and wind chills this low are absolutely a risk to life. I suspect this snap will give 2010 a run for its money.
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🧵SPC will be introducing new information in Convective Outlooks starting in early March. The following thread will offer some basic information regarding these changes. The TL;DR: outlook categories are not changing! But there will be more info for peak hazard intensity.
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
🧵SPC will be introducing new information in Convective Outlooks starting in early March. The following thread will offer some basic information regarding these changes. The TL;DR: outlook categories are not changing! But there will be more info for peak hazard intensity.
Oh look! Plane super fast fly plane go WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 😂
Yes I’m sleep deprived.
Yes I’m sleep deprived.
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Oh look! Plane super fast fly plane go WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 😂
Yes I’m sleep deprived.
Yes I’m sleep deprived.
And that’s a wrap for #AMS2026 Houston! Another great installment of the Annual Meeting is in the books. Safe travels to wherever you head next whether that is back home, vacation, or anywhere else. Let’s do this all over again in Denver next January for AMS 2027!
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM
And that’s a wrap for #AMS2026 Houston! Another great installment of the Annual Meeting is in the books. Safe travels to wherever you head next whether that is back home, vacation, or anywhere else. Let’s do this all over again in Denver next January for AMS 2027!
And #AMS2026 presentation is complete! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend in person and online for the talk. The research adventure continues!
Also, kudos to Juan and Julia for the in-moment shots!
Also, kudos to Juan and Julia for the in-moment shots!
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And #AMS2026 presentation is complete! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend in person and online for the talk. The research adventure continues!
Also, kudos to Juan and Julia for the in-moment shots!
Also, kudos to Juan and Julia for the in-moment shots!
Still at #AMS2026 this morning? Come join me in room 372A or Online at 11:30am CT as I give my talk on the use of the Warn-on-Forecast System for flash-flooding events in the southwest U.S. monsoon season!
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Still at #AMS2026 this morning? Come join me in room 372A or Online at 11:30am CT as I give my talk on the use of the Warn-on-Forecast System for flash-flooding events in the southwest U.S. monsoon season!
After the #AMS2026 emergency town hall regarding NCAR, it is ***imperative*** that folks contact their senators and representatives. IN PARTICULAR:
Maine: Susan Collins (Chair - Senate Approps.)
Oklahoma: Tom Cole (Chair - House Approps.)
Colorado: John Hickenlooper and Joe Neguse
#SaveNCAR
Maine: Susan Collins (Chair - Senate Approps.)
Oklahoma: Tom Cole (Chair - House Approps.)
Colorado: John Hickenlooper and Joe Neguse
#SaveNCAR
January 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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This doesn’t happen often when sessions pop up at the last minute, but the subject matter proposed here would probably warrant this emergency session. #AMS2026
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This doesn’t happen often when sessions pop up at the last minute, but the subject matter proposed here would probably warrant this emergency session. #AMS2026
“Risk benefits are very relative to a situation, within a context. It’s easier to make a decision when it affects you personally… we need to be careful to say that there is a golden rule, because it doesn’t exist.”
#AMS2026
#AMS2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Risk benefits are very relative to a situation, within a context. It’s easier to make a decision when it affects you personally… we need to be careful to say that there is a golden rule, because it doesn’t exist.”
#AMS2026
#AMS2026
Re: When combating disinformation/misinformation:
“Everybody is a broadcaster, if you have a phone… we need to help them [the public] find credible sources of information… we shouldn’t be posting 384-hr maps of blizzards from a deterministic model.”
#AMS2026
“Everybody is a broadcaster, if you have a phone… we need to help them [the public] find credible sources of information… we shouldn’t be posting 384-hr maps of blizzards from a deterministic model.”
#AMS2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Re: When combating disinformation/misinformation:
“Everybody is a broadcaster, if you have a phone… we need to help them [the public] find credible sources of information… we shouldn’t be posting 384-hr maps of blizzards from a deterministic model.”
#AMS2026
“Everybody is a broadcaster, if you have a phone… we need to help them [the public] find credible sources of information… we shouldn’t be posting 384-hr maps of blizzards from a deterministic model.”
#AMS2026
James Spann at #AMS2026
a poster with a man in a wig and headphones that says " see that person up there thou be speaking facts "
ALT: a poster with a man in a wig and headphones that says " see that person up there thou be speaking facts "
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
James Spann at #AMS2026
This is one stacked panel! Come to GRB Ballroom C or online to learn about informed decision making and ethics to communicate weather and climate.
Moderated by Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain:
Dr. Harold Brooks, Dr. Nico Nortjé, James Spann, Dr. Deborah Mower, Bill Read, and Dr. Martin Peterson
#AMS2026
Moderated by Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain:
Dr. Harold Brooks, Dr. Nico Nortjé, James Spann, Dr. Deborah Mower, Bill Read, and Dr. Martin Peterson
#AMS2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is one stacked panel! Come to GRB Ballroom C or online to learn about informed decision making and ethics to communicate weather and climate.
Moderated by Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain:
Dr. Harold Brooks, Dr. Nico Nortjé, James Spann, Dr. Deborah Mower, Bill Read, and Dr. Martin Peterson
#AMS2026
Moderated by Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain:
Dr. Harold Brooks, Dr. Nico Nortjé, James Spann, Dr. Deborah Mower, Bill Read, and Dr. Martin Peterson
#AMS2026
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James @spann.bsky.social said something important that needs to be echoed
Go to schools. He goes every day and teaches science to them. They are our next generation
My advice: get out of your comfort zone and ivory tower and communicate your work to everyone. Even if bosses say no #AMS2026
Go to schools. He goes every day and teaches science to them. They are our next generation
My advice: get out of your comfort zone and ivory tower and communicate your work to everyone. Even if bosses say no #AMS2026
AAAAAH IM SO TORN RIGHT NOW
Do I watch @spann.bsky.social talk about the future of meteorology or do I watch a @nws.noaa.gov SPC talk about severe weather climatologies?
Trying to do both! #AMS2026
Do I watch @spann.bsky.social talk about the future of meteorology or do I watch a @nws.noaa.gov SPC talk about severe weather climatologies?
Trying to do both! #AMS2026
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
James @spann.bsky.social said something important that needs to be echoed
Go to schools. He goes every day and teaches science to them. They are our next generation
My advice: get out of your comfort zone and ivory tower and communicate your work to everyone. Even if bosses say no #AMS2026
Go to schools. He goes every day and teaches science to them. They are our next generation
My advice: get out of your comfort zone and ivory tower and communicate your work to everyone. Even if bosses say no #AMS2026
In the southeast region, the HRRR has a higher frequency of exceeding 6-h annual recurrence intervals compared to MRMS, but in the southwest, the HRRR has a much lower frequency, up to just 1/10th, of exceeding 6-h ARIs compared to MRMS. #AMS2026
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In the southeast region, the HRRR has a higher frequency of exceeding 6-h annual recurrence intervals compared to MRMS, but in the southwest, the HRRR has a much lower frequency, up to just 1/10th, of exceeding 6-h ARIs compared to MRMS. #AMS2026
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Want to know what's wrong with your favorite precipitation dataset? Chances are I'll mention it in one of my two talks today at #AMS2026. This morning (10:45am), a look at extreme short-duration rainstorms, especially in the CONUS404 simulation.
Extreme Short-Term Precipitation in Gridded Precipitation Analyses and the CONUS404 Regional Climate Simulation
Extremely heavy rainfall over short durations (less than 12 h) often causes des...
ams.confex.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Want to know what's wrong with your favorite precipitation dataset? Chances are I'll mention it in one of my two talks today at #AMS2026. This morning (10:45am), a look at extreme short-duration rainstorms, especially in the CONUS404 simulation.
“There’s equity in observations… there’s equity in the dissemination of information… there’s more to protect in the population.” #AMS2026
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
“There’s equity in observations… there’s equity in the dissemination of information… there’s more to protect in the population.” #AMS2026
“How do we ensure that information is disseminated equitably?… the current climate of government maybe doesn’t agree with that sentiment [public good/service]… the public sector should maintain responsibility of equitable dissemination.” #AMS2026
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“How do we ensure that information is disseminated equitably?… the current climate of government maybe doesn’t agree with that sentiment [public good/service]… the public sector should maintain responsibility of equitable dissemination.” #AMS2026
“Communities should have the best access possible when they are under threat by hazardous weather… There have to be some difficult questions had to ensure that ultimately there is some authoritative source of weather and warning information.” - @wxmanms1.bsky.social #AMS2026
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
“Communities should have the best access possible when they are under threat by hazardous weather… There have to be some difficult questions had to ensure that ultimately there is some authoritative source of weather and warning information.” - @wxmanms1.bsky.social #AMS2026