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Vivek Mahale

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Lead Meteorologist at NWSNorman | Ph.D. in Meteorology from OU SoM | Radar Analysis | Interested in weather since 4/25/1994 | Opinions are mine and not my employer's.

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How cutting-edge technology pinpoints tornado damage in real time The KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team is equipped with the tools, technology and expertise to pinpoint exactly where tornadoes are causing damage.

Had the opportunity to talk about weather radar and tornado debris signatures with Jonathan Conder at KOCO:

07.03.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My guess is because the amount of liquid water is very low, it's not triggering a higher threat level.

18.02.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder that freezing drizzle events are some of the most impactful winter weather we have in Oklahoma.

They are not the most intuitive because of the concept of supercooled water droplets and are not easy to see the impacts when compared to other winter weather. Be safe out there this morning!

18.02.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a game last night! Boomer! #Sooners

24.11.2024 19:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm excited to announce that I've been recently promoted to Lead Meteorologist at the NWS Norman WFO. I am thrilled that I'll continue to work with the excellent people at the WFO while serving our area with the best weather information possible!

16.11.2024 00:32 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meteorologist This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS).

Want to work at the National Weather Service? The NWS is hiring several entry level meteorologists!

Check out the details here: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
The deadline to apply is November 20.

07.11.2024 14:36 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always enjoy giving a guest weather briefing in Synoptic Meteorology Lab! Great opportunity to also chat about the future trajectory of the NWS with the next generation of meteorologists.

19.09.2024 21:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Want to work at the National Weather Service? The NWS is hiring several entry level meteorologists!

Check out the details here: usajobs.gov/job/779196200

The deadline to apply is March 15.

02.03.2024 03:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last night's weather balloon launch through a layer of dense cirrus was the catalyst for this question.

If the frost point was plotted, it'd be equal to the temperature within cirrus clouds. Instead, there is separation between the temperature and dew point.

09.02.2024 04:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Random thought: Why don't we usually plot the frost point on soundings? The frost point is higher than the dew point and allows us to see saturation with respect to ice for phenomena like cirrus clouds (and I'm sure it has other utilities in operational meteorology!).

08.02.2024 01:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We often say β€œa degree or two will make a difference” when it comes to winter weather.

This afternoon is perfect example with additional rainfall and temperatures in most locations above 32.0 Β°F. If we were ~2 to 3 Β°F colder, this second round would be very impactful!

22.01.2024 23:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early morning balloon launches Friday through Monday means some extra preparations today...

10.01.2024 21:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Want to work at the National Weather Service? The NWS is hiring 6 entry level meteorologists!

Check out the details here: usajobs.gov/job/763260700

The deadline to apply is December 14.

30.11.2023 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thankful for the great weather for the weather balloon launch earlier this evening--can't complain about 60s Β°F on Thanksgiving Day! πŸ˜‰

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

24.11.2023 03:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, wxBluesky!

07.11.2023 23:03 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0