Certainly an all timer for flagstaff, was wondering why non 0 tor probs were allocated in N AZ, but pretty favorable wind profiles combined with marginal but healthy convective profiles checks out. Doubt anyone’s chasing up there 😭 #azwx #wxsky

Eastern New Mexico on a random Saturday doesn't sound too bad, especially in the latter part of October. (had to include the last image for the giggles) #wxsky #nmwx

Cats are the best part of this

Gotten a good deal of new followers/interactions on here so I'm going to reintroduce myself!
I'm currently a PhD UIUC in CliMAS studying the interactions of overshooting tops with the stratosphere and using OTs to understand internal storm dynamics.

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Map spanning the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic basins showing sea surface temperature (SST) averaged during August-September 1991-2020. Black contour indicates the 26C isotherm (constant line of SST -- temperatures above this value are more likely to support TCs).

Map spanning the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic basins showing mid-level relative humidity averaged during August-September 1991-2020. More moist air tends to better support the thunderstorms that "power" TCs.

Map spanning the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic basins showing vertical wind shear averaged during August-September 1991-2020. Lower values of wind shear (lighter colors) tend to better support the development of disturbances that can become TCs. Wind shear values higher than the black contour tend to be too strong.

Map spanning the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic basins showing potential intensity averaged during August-September 1991-2020. Higher values of potential intensity imply a more thermodynamically favorable environment: air parcels have more energy and can more easily rise to release that energy into the atmosphere, helping the thunderstorms that "power" TCs.

I host a webpage on the six "ingredients" for tropical cyclone (TC) formation. It's powered by Python & by freely-available online resources.

I invite you to use it as a reference when discussing factors like SSTs! Expect more updates over the next few months.

kouya.has.arizona.edu/tropics/ingr...

Not sure we’re fully grasping what just happened out west, one of the largest metros in the entire US just broke record highs by a extreme degree for TWENTY one days, I don’t believe there’s any precedent for this but would love to hear dialogue! #wxtwitter #azwx #nvwx

I've seen the videos, seems a little risky but I'd imagine it's a lot better than doing nothing, really hurts there's no air support I'd imagine they'd be able to contain it much easier

Is there any sort of preventive measure to limit the acreage they can spread? I'd imagine the fuel load wouldn't be particularly heavy, much different from how we deal with them out west, just curious.

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This speaks volumes

You’ve convinced me maybe stable air isn’t such a bad thing…..

Hope it’s going well! Reminds me a lot of what Twitter used to be

I’m currently enrolled for meteorology, although it’s been a life long passion! I find all aspects of meteorology fascinating, I workout but power lifting frightens me 😭

#wxtwitter Is the changeover real? Will a lot of the research folk still be on here?