Matthew Graber
@wxmatthewg.bsky.social
Meteorologist/PhD Student
Purdue '22 B.S./UIUC '24 M.S.
He/Him, Views are my own
Climate Change/extreme weather researcher
I love College Basketball
Purdue '22 B.S./UIUC '24 M.S.
He/Him, Views are my own
Climate Change/extreme weather researcher
I love College Basketball
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Matthew Graber
@wxmatthewg.bsky.social
· Nov 14
My name is Matthew Graber, and I am a PhD student in Atmospheric Science at UIUC studying climate change and tornado prediction. I received my Bachelors with Honors from Purdue in May 2022, and I finished my Masters from UIUC in May 2024. I love sports and being outside.
Glad to be on here on bsky
Glad to be on here on bsky
I remember the first time I learned about the “spin” and “splat” terms in a class in undergrad, I thought it was a joke. Was I the only one?
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I remember the first time I learned about the “spin” and “splat” terms in a class in undergrad, I thought it was a joke. Was I the only one?
Things I have learned in the progressional world, especially under an administration that does not care for what you do…
Things don’t go your way a lot more often than they do. And often it doesn’t seem fair. But you have to find ways to keep going when you get put down.
Things don’t go your way a lot more often than they do. And often it doesn’t seem fair. But you have to find ways to keep going when you get put down.
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Things I have learned in the progressional world, especially under an administration that does not care for what you do…
Things don’t go your way a lot more often than they do. And often it doesn’t seem fair. But you have to find ways to keep going when you get put down.
Things don’t go your way a lot more often than they do. And often it doesn’t seem fair. But you have to find ways to keep going when you get put down.
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#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb.
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb.
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
“Fairest in all the land (except in football), Our Own Purdue”💛
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“Fairest in all the land (except in football), Our Own Purdue”💛
My home state of Indiana may give in to Trump’s pressure and redistrict giving Indiana a 9-0 GOP map, thus silencing 40% of the state. Which makes me very sad not just for the loss of voice in Indiana but also that it may lead to my family leaving the state after 30 years. The idea makes me very sad
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My home state of Indiana may give in to Trump’s pressure and redistrict giving Indiana a 9-0 GOP map, thus silencing 40% of the state. Which makes me very sad not just for the loss of voice in Indiana but also that it may lead to my family leaving the state after 30 years. The idea makes me very sad
First draft of my next paper, and likely Ch. 1 of my Ph.D. Dissertation, is complete. With my previous two papers, I have needed to work on my scientific writing and I hope that it is apparent that the skill is improving.
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First draft of my next paper, and likely Ch. 1 of my Ph.D. Dissertation, is complete. With my previous two papers, I have needed to work on my scientific writing and I hope that it is apparent that the skill is improving.
Sometimes I need to get out of own head when I think that every research project will get something groundbreaking. When in reality, many projects are just small steps towards a bigger goal, and some projects may even finish as: “I tried this, it didn’t work” and that’s still of value
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Sometimes I need to get out of own head when I think that every research project will get something groundbreaking. When in reality, many projects are just small steps towards a bigger goal, and some projects may even finish as: “I tried this, it didn’t work” and that’s still of value
Does anyone else feel like they get more work done when they have a lot going on? I feel like I get more research done during the semester than the summer, I feel like it should be the opposite
September 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Does anyone else feel like they get more work done when they have a lot going on? I feel like I get more research done during the semester than the summer, I feel like it should be the opposite
Incredible lightning show in Champaign last night
August 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Incredible lightning show in Champaign last night
Congratulations, Garrett!
Congratulations to Garrett Statum, who I advised for his master's thesis, for passing his defense today!
August 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Congratulations, Garrett!
My 2nd paper, consisting of the 2nd half of my MS Thesis, has been published in WCD. This was a long process with multiple rounds of revisions, and I am grateful it is now out. It covers warm-season weather regimes used in an empirical prediction framework. wcd.copernicus.org/articles/6/8...
Linking weather regimes to the variability of warm-season tornado activity over the United States
Abstract. The contiguous United States (CONUS) experiences considerable variability in tornado activity on seasonal timescales. The high impacts of tornadoes in the CONUS motivate the need to better u...
wcd.copernicus.org
July 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My 2nd paper, consisting of the 2nd half of my MS Thesis, has been published in WCD. This was a long process with multiple rounds of revisions, and I am grateful it is now out. It covers warm-season weather regimes used in an empirical prediction framework. wcd.copernicus.org/articles/6/8...
Looking back at last night, it looks like the wedge began to occlude right before it hit Plevna and turned north, avoiding a direct hit on the town. The same process that doomed Greensburg in 2007 may have saved the majority of Plevna last night. Heart is with those impacted
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Looking back at last night, it looks like the wedge began to occlude right before it hit Plevna and turned north, avoiding a direct hit on the town. The same process that doomed Greensburg in 2007 may have saved the majority of Plevna last night. Heart is with those impacted
Reposted by Matthew Graber
NWS meteorologists will do everything they can to uphold the NWS mission and save lives despite already being stretched so thin. The government needs to stop treating them as our enemies.
As a severe weather outbreak became increasingly likely Friday, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Kentucky, made the decision to call everyone in and staff the overnight shift, according to Tom Fahy, who represents the NWS Employees Union.
Short staffing at NWS in Kentucky did not affect tornado warnings for deadly storms, union says | CNN
The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of at least four such facilities across the country that is so short-staffed that it is no longer routinely operating 24/7.
www.cnn.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
NWS meteorologists will do everything they can to uphold the NWS mission and save lives despite already being stretched so thin. The government needs to stop treating them as our enemies.
Many aspects of today’s event have been strikingly similar to the May 4th, 2007 event. The Woodward OK tornado, the Kiowa county supercell and its characteristics. Thankfully, Greensburg appears to be spared from this tornado emergency. But in this environment, this supercell will keep going sadly
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Many aspects of today’s event have been strikingly similar to the May 4th, 2007 event. The Woodward OK tornado, the Kiowa county supercell and its characteristics. Thankfully, Greensburg appears to be spared from this tornado emergency. But in this environment, this supercell will keep going sadly
Reposted by Matthew Graber
It looks like it has an anticyclonic couplet on its east side too, just like the 4 May 2007 Greensburg tornado did
May 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It looks like it has an anticyclonic couplet on its east side too, just like the 4 May 2007 Greensburg tornado did
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Under any other administration, this situation would have been a sundering scandal. 🎁 🔗:
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Under any other administration, this situation would have been a sundering scandal. 🎁 🔗:
Stay weather aware today! Southern Illinois and Indiana, and western Kentucky definitely under the risk for possibly significant tornadoes.
Around Champaign, still a smaller tornado risk but a definite large hail risk. With a lot of families around for graduation, stay safe!
Around Champaign, still a smaller tornado risk but a definite large hail risk. With a lot of families around for graduation, stay safe!
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Stay weather aware today! Southern Illinois and Indiana, and western Kentucky definitely under the risk for possibly significant tornadoes.
Around Champaign, still a smaller tornado risk but a definite large hail risk. With a lot of families around for graduation, stay safe!
Around Champaign, still a smaller tornado risk but a definite large hail risk. With a lot of families around for graduation, stay safe!
As ordinary of a storm as I’ve ever seen
May 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As ordinary of a storm as I’ve ever seen
The reporting is wrong, the new pope is a White Sox fan!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Beky...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Beky...
Brother answers burning question: Is Pope Leo XIV a Chicago White Sox or Cubs fan?
YouTube video by WGN News
m.youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The reporting is wrong, the new pope is a White Sox fan!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Beky...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Beky...
After a few rounds of revisions, my 2nd paper and 2nd half of my Master’s Thesis has been accepted for publication in Weather and Climate Dynamics. Looking forward to sharing it once it is public
May 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
After a few rounds of revisions, my 2nd paper and 2nd half of my Master’s Thesis has been accepted for publication in Weather and Climate Dynamics. Looking forward to sharing it once it is public
Reposted by Matthew Graber
🚨 Meteorologists are sounding the alarm: severe weather forecasts are already slipping due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. Lives are on the line.
📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin
Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.
📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin
Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.
Meteorologists say NWS cuts degraded forecasts during recent storms
The National Weather Service’s reduction in weather balloon launches meant forecasters had less data available when the central U.S. got hammered with hail and tornadoes.
www.nbcnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨 Meteorologists are sounding the alarm: severe weather forecasts are already slipping due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. Lives are on the line.
📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin
Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.
📉 Forecast quality down
⏱️ Lead times shorter
⚠️ Systems stretched thin
Call Congress now—demand they fully restore NOAA.
The Midwest Regional Climate Center, based out of Purdue, has been restored! This is what happens when we step up!
April 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Midwest Regional Climate Center, based out of Purdue, has been restored! This is what happens when we step up!
The NOAA Midwest Regional Climate Center has been centered right on Purdue's campus since 1986. It is the latest victim of NOAA funding cuts.
This one hurts on a personal level, and it stems from my love for Purdue.
This one hurts on a personal level, and it stems from my love for Purdue.
April 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The NOAA Midwest Regional Climate Center has been centered right on Purdue's campus since 1986. It is the latest victim of NOAA funding cuts.
This one hurts on a personal level, and it stems from my love for Purdue.
This one hurts on a personal level, and it stems from my love for Purdue.
My prelim will be next academic year at some point, and I feel like I am starting to have a vision for my dissertation, which is very exciting. I'll have more time to dig into the ideas this summer.
April 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My prelim will be next academic year at some point, and I feel like I am starting to have a vision for my dissertation, which is very exciting. I'll have more time to dig into the ideas this summer.
Well I made the mistake of checking Twitter in the middle of my work day. How’s blue sky?
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Well I made the mistake of checking Twitter in the middle of my work day. How’s blue sky?