SRHelicity
@srhelicity.bsky.social
Meteorologist (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.).
All views my own
All views my own
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A “lost” tornado from 2011 was surveyed and confirmed 14+ years later by NWS Birmingham. They wrote, “It is important to correct the record for both accuracy and credibility.”
More details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/17KG...
More details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/17KG...
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A “lost” tornado from 2011 was surveyed and confirmed 14+ years later by NWS Birmingham. They wrote, “It is important to correct the record for both accuracy and credibility.”
More details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/17KG...
More details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/17KG...
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Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
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Seeing the aurora from the office wasn't on my to-do list for tonight. Absolutely wild that it was viewable all the way down in Mobile. 🤩
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Seeing the aurora from the office wasn't on my to-do list for tonight. Absolutely wild that it was viewable all the way down in Mobile. 🤩
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November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
Aurora visible in the Oklahoma City metro now. Think those are some lingering clouds blocking some of it
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Aurora visible in the Oklahoma City metro now. Think those are some lingering clouds blocking some of it
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Aliyev's other video:
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Aliyev's other video:
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The last hurricane hunter flights into Melissa have departed before its landfall in Jamaica.
As always kudos to them for their work powering through especially powerful storms like this to collect invaluable data.
As always kudos to them for their work powering through especially powerful storms like this to collect invaluable data.
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The last hurricane hunter flights into Melissa have departed before its landfall in Jamaica.
As always kudos to them for their work powering through especially powerful storms like this to collect invaluable data.
As always kudos to them for their work powering through especially powerful storms like this to collect invaluable data.
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This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
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This meso loop of #Melissa from CIRA is absolutely stunning at it makes its closes in on landfall in southwestern Jamaica.
rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu/tc_realtime/...
#hurricanemelissa
rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu/tc_realtime/...
#hurricanemelissa
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This meso loop of #Melissa from CIRA is absolutely stunning at it makes its closes in on landfall in southwestern Jamaica.
rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu/tc_realtime/...
#hurricanemelissa
rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu/tc_realtime/...
#hurricanemelissa
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
I still can't understand why the House isn't in session trying to pass the FY26 appropriations bills that were due 10 days ago. Why is this "pass our CR or we recess"? (Answer: Johnson is OK with the shutdown). They'll need to pass approps bills eventually -- a CR just kicks that can down the road.
Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I still can't understand why the House isn't in session trying to pass the FY26 appropriations bills that were due 10 days ago. Why is this "pass our CR or we recess"? (Answer: Johnson is OK with the shutdown). They'll need to pass approps bills eventually -- a CR just kicks that can down the road.
It should be noted that there certainly have been tornadoes in the past ~12 years (since the previous "most recent" EF5) that had 3 s, 10 m winds well in excess of 200 mph. However, there just haven't been damage indicators to capture those (largely because few DIs can 'hold out' to >200 mph).
#FGF issues Public Information Statement (PNS) at Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT ...Enderlin Tornado #1 Upgraded to EF-5... Link
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It should be noted that there certainly have been tornadoes in the past ~12 years (since the previous "most recent" EF5) that had 3 s, 10 m winds well in excess of 200 mph. However, there just haven't been damage indicators to capture those (largely because few DIs can 'hold out' to >200 mph).
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NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.
@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social
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Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.
@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/govern...
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www.wired.com/story/govern...
Can someone explain why the only options right now are "pass CR" or "maintain shutdown"? Why aren't the Senate and House in session right now working on passing a budget? Some agencies' appropriations bills are ready, AFAIK, for a floor vote after passing out of appropriations committees. 1/2
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Can someone explain why the only options right now are "pass CR" or "maintain shutdown"? Why aren't the Senate and House in session right now working on passing a budget? Some agencies' appropriations bills are ready, AFAIK, for a floor vote after passing out of appropriations committees. 1/2
The Pitt is probably my favorite TV show from the past decade. Granted, I haven't watched many of the super popular shows, but still... It has such great balance between heart and heartbreak, with characters I care about and want to see succeed. Happy to see that Wyle and LaNasa win too!
“The Pitt” won the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series.
A throwback to the weekly medical drama that used to pick up Emmys like nothing, “The Pitt” managed to pull out the big one. https://wapo.st/4n0ddXR
A throwback to the weekly medical drama that used to pick up Emmys like nothing, “The Pitt” managed to pull out the big one. https://wapo.st/4n0ddXR
September 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The Pitt is probably my favorite TV show from the past decade. Granted, I haven't watched many of the super popular shows, but still... It has such great balance between heart and heartbreak, with characters I care about and want to see succeed. Happy to see that Wyle and LaNasa win too!
An absolutely A+ weather day here in Oklahoma! Temps near 70, dewpoints in the low 50s, light winds, under partly cloudy skies... Considering we are still in early September (!!), I don't think the weather can get much more pleasant than we are seeing today!
September 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
An absolutely A+ weather day here in Oklahoma! Temps near 70, dewpoints in the low 50s, light winds, under partly cloudy skies... Considering we are still in early September (!!), I don't think the weather can get much more pleasant than we are seeing today!
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We asked Americans about 16 federal agencies. The National Park Service and National Weather Service were among the most favorable. www.pewresearch.org/...
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We asked Americans about 16 federal agencies. The National Park Service and National Weather Service were among the most favorable. www.pewresearch.org/...
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Hurricane Kiko strengthens into a powerful, Category 4 storm.
This view shows several swirling cirrus clouds above Kiko's eye.
This view shows several swirling cirrus clouds above Kiko's eye.
September 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hurricane Kiko strengthens into a powerful, Category 4 storm.
This view shows several swirling cirrus clouds above Kiko's eye.
This view shows several swirling cirrus clouds above Kiko's eye.
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Any em dash fans here?
We're currently working on a Windows-wide keyboard keyboard shortcut for em dash and em dash, to make it easier to input for those that need it 😊
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
#WindowsInsiders
We're currently working on a Windows-wide keyboard keyboard shortcut for em dash and em dash, to make it easier to input for those that need it 😊
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
#WindowsInsiders
August 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Any em dash fans here?
We're currently working on a Windows-wide keyboard keyboard shortcut for em dash and em dash, to make it easier to input for those that need it 😊
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
#WindowsInsiders
We're currently working on a Windows-wide keyboard keyboard shortcut for em dash and em dash, to make it easier to input for those that need it 😊
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
#WindowsInsiders
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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
A bumblebee kind of morning in my backyard...
August 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A bumblebee kind of morning in my backyard...
Five Finger Fruit Punch
Pearl Jambalaya
Falling in Preserves
Corn (don't think that counts)
Pearl Jambalaya
Falling in Preserves
Corn (don't think that counts)
Fleetwood Mac n Cheese
Led Zeppole
Led Zeppole
Make a band food:
Nine Inch Snails
Nine Inch Snails
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Five Finger Fruit Punch
Pearl Jambalaya
Falling in Preserves
Corn (don't think that counts)
Pearl Jambalaya
Falling in Preserves
Corn (don't think that counts)
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Animation of the 34-knot (tropical storm force) and 64-knot (hurricane force) wind extent from the storm's center using each day's 15 UTC advisory from the National Hurricane Center during 14-18 August.
Hurricane Erin started out rather small, and then an eyewall replacement cycle helped it expand.
Hurricane Erin started out rather small, and then an eyewall replacement cycle helped it expand.
August 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Animation of the 34-knot (tropical storm force) and 64-knot (hurricane force) wind extent from the storm's center using each day's 15 UTC advisory from the National Hurricane Center during 14-18 August.
Hurricane Erin started out rather small, and then an eyewall replacement cycle helped it expand.
Hurricane Erin started out rather small, and then an eyewall replacement cycle helped it expand.