Xiaomin Chen
@tcblers.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @UAH, model physics developer, TC dynamicist, TCBL lab director(https://sites.google.com/view/xiaomin-chen/home)
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall today near Black River, Jamaica with 185 mph winds and is currently re-emerging near Falmouth. If you have the means, I strongly encourage you to consider donating to a relief effort.
Direct Relief: donate.directrelief.org/give/647931#...
(more below)
Direct Relief: donate.directrelief.org/give/647931#...
(more below)
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall today near Black River, Jamaica with 185 mph winds and is currently re-emerging near Falmouth. If you have the means, I strongly encourage you to consider donating to a relief effort.
Direct Relief: donate.directrelief.org/give/647931#...
(more below)
Direct Relief: donate.directrelief.org/give/647931#...
(more below)
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The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Thanks to some vigilant friends out there, I have a nearly-complete 87-hour radar loop of #Melissa 's approach to #Jamaica. The loop abruptly ends when the radar is lost (either loss of communication with it or loss of the actual structure).
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Thanks to some vigilant friends out there, I have a nearly-complete 87-hour radar loop of #Melissa 's approach to #Jamaica. The loop abruptly ends when the radar is lost (either loss of communication with it or loss of the actual structure).
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
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NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Black River — near total destruction.
Black River — near total destruction.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Black River — near total destruction.
Black River — near total destruction.
We’ve been waiting for this LES landfall paper for a while. Glad to work with @agitatedcu.bsky.social on this exciting publication, as it sets up the stage for our upcoming NSF WHIRLTC project.
A new paper on hurricane boundary layers at landfall led by @tcblers.bsky.social just dropped. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Large‐Eddy Simulation of Internal Boundary Layers and Near‐Surface Wind Estimation During Hurricane Landfalls
A novel large-eddy simulation framework was further improved to study the internal boundary layer (IBL) during hurricane landfalls Twin log layers coexist within a narrow coastal transition zone ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We’ve been waiting for this LES landfall paper for a while. Glad to work with @agitatedcu.bsky.social on this exciting publication, as it sets up the stage for our upcoming NSF WHIRLTC project.
Exciting to have @mikefischerwx.bsky.social to share his hurricane research at the UAH AES seminar and BLM class. Students showed high interests in the TC-RADAR dataset and future AI applications of aircraft observations. An extended Q&A session is the testament. Way to go, Professor :)
March 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Exciting to have @mikefischerwx.bsky.social to share his hurricane research at the UAH AES seminar and BLM class. Students showed high interests in the TC-RADAR dataset and future AI applications of aircraft observations. An extended Q&A session is the testament. Way to go, Professor :)
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The Florida state snowfall record appears to have fallen.
From Molino, FL.
Passed along by NWS Mobile.
From Molino, FL.
Passed along by NWS Mobile.
January 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Florida state snowfall record appears to have fallen.
From Molino, FL.
Passed along by NWS Mobile.
From Molino, FL.
Passed along by NWS Mobile.
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"Are rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones associated with unique vortex and convective characteristics?" Well, you can find out more here: doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
I'll summarize in the thread below.
I'll summarize in the thread below.
Are rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones associated with unique vortex and convective characteristics?
Abstract The largest tropical cyclone (TC) intensity forecast errors are typically associated with episodes of rapid intensification (RI). Here, we explore whether TCs that undergo RI are associated w...
doi.org
December 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM
"Are rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones associated with unique vortex and convective characteristics?" Well, you can find out more here: doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
I'll summarize in the thread below.
I'll summarize in the thread below.
🌀Our TCBL lab🌀is admitting a M.S. (or Ph.D.) student to study boundary layer winds and tornadoes of landfalling hurricanes from Fall 2025. Students with a strong passion for hurricane science and a strong background of programming/physics are particularly encouraged to apply. Welcome to spread out!
December 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
🌀Our TCBL lab🌀is admitting a M.S. (or Ph.D.) student to study boundary layer winds and tornadoes of landfalling hurricanes from Fall 2025. Students with a strong passion for hurricane science and a strong background of programming/physics are particularly encouraged to apply. Welcome to spread out!
