Swan Webb

swanwebb.bsky.social

12 July 2026 21:53

Thanks for the great explanation!

Steve Hamilton (Meteorologist)

usaweatherbuff.bsky.social

30 June 2026 22:41

As Ned Flanders would say... "This su-diddly-ucks". The only word I can come up with to describe it is: "Apocalyptic". (And I spelled it correctly on the first try.) Also, to quote Richard Feynman: "Nature's gonna do what Nature's gonna do." We can mitigate it, but not control it.

Climatologist49

climatologist49.bsky.social

29 July 2025 15:58

Alaska and New Mexico are the only two states where August is the 3rd warmest month of the year (statewide average) For New Mexico this is a southwest monsoon effect. For Alaska, this is a result of the onset of the fall wet season.

Russ Schumacher

rschumacher.cloud

02 April 2025 15:22

schematic depiction of Maddox et al. (1979)'s "synoptic" pattern for flash floods, redrawn by John Peters for a review article several years ago. (a) is at onset, (b) at a later time. This pattern is going to be in place for like the next four days in the mid-south, with major flooding expected.

Russ Schumacher

rschumacher.cloud

02 April 2025 15:22

and Maddox et al. (1979), still with essential insights into how heavy-rain-producing storms come about: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...