andyhb

Bombs away with this microwave satellite presentation hot off the press. Very well organized inner core.

2 minutes ago, Interstate said:

Well it seems like the envelope is moving east some. The GFS/Icon has just the east part getting hit. We will just have to wait and see. I also said might. 

The GFS has been notably an eastern outlier for the track for days now.

13 minutes ago, Interstate said:

Looks like Jamaica might be spared. 

Based on what?

Cayman Islands may also have a serious problem with this storm, especially if it gets as intense as a pretty significant chunk of guidance suggests it could.

Jamaica is in serious trouble with this one if it is able to drift westward and develop as conditions become more favorable shear-wise. An approach from the south ala the 12z Euro would be a) highly unusual and b) the most dangerous for Kingston especially if it winds up in the RFQ by some stroke of bad luck. Most of the really nasty TCs in Jamaica's history (e.g. Gilbert, Charlie) have approached from the E/ESE.

On 10/6/2025 at 3:15 PM, yoda said:

@andyhb

Have a pretty optimistic view that this will be the catalyst for a reanalysis of tornadoes from recent years for revisions to their ratings.

Locally significant tornado threat possible over NE OK and NW AR tomorrow, in the vicinity of a modifying outflow boundary from tonight's MCS along the OK/KS border.

Could always tell (and appreciate) when it was Burns who was moderating since he treated it all as it should be treated -> as a principal disciplining unruly children.

RIP to a good man.

On 6/27/2025 at 10:10 AM, TradeWinds said:

The new, state of the art WSF-M just achieved IOC in April. While the Space Force paid for it, NOAA is in talks with them. There are also other microwave imagery data still available to civilian agencies. Also, for the record, the decision to spilt the civilian and defense weather satellite programs was made in 2012 under the Obama Administration.

Why are we trying to spin this as a good thing? Seriously.

There is no good reason to end SSMIS regardless of what program it is a part of. The other microwave imagery is significantly degraded compared to SSMIS.

25 minutes ago, FPizz said:

How has it improved predicted track accuracy?  I've seen zero improvement in that department.  That's what matters most out of anything.  Strength of storms they've been pretty accurate with for a few decades now even without microwave imagery.  

So monitoring/predicting rapid intensification is worth nothing? Yeah, no. Intensity forecasting is the more difficult aspect of TC forecasting compared to track.

F*ck this administration. Too political for the weather board? Too bad.

Absolute nonsense to decommission microwave satellite data at any time, but especially immediately before hurricane season.

Wednesday could be pretty gnarly in the region especially if the 18z Euro or 00z NAM 3 km are on the right track.

2 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

Now a TOR warning for me. 

That cell might be rather photogenic if you can get a view of it.

Pretty curious to see how today plays out in this region. Very potent vort max should provide a lot of dynamic support for strong convection, although the mid level lapse rates/instability definitely leave something to be desired (which immediately makes me question the height of the ceiling).

Seems a supercell storm mode may be favored though, which given the magnitude of the low level shear should be a cause for some concern.

At least 23 fatalities from that devastating E KY tornado last night, now the deadliest single tornado since Mayfield in the US. The damage near London is catastrophic.

Fatalities confirmed in London KY from the long-tracked destructive tornado that went through Somerset (Pulaski Co.) and London (Laurel Co.) earlier.

Somerset KY tornado.

2 fatalities in Scott Co. MO from earlier tornado. Large tornado down W of Somerset KY rn. This has indeed turned into a very significant/widespread event.

Tornado down, power flashes. This is bad.

St. Louis might be in trouble here. Rapidly organizing low level circulation moving right towards downtown.

3 minutes ago, MidwestChaser said:

A little surprised they didn't go High; that mod risk seems to be maxed out as it could be.

Veered surface winds are the only thing that is having me question the exact ceiling re: tornado threat with this one. Otherwise, pretty much everything is primed.

Lansing getting hammered by the strongest part of that line right now.

Tornado just made a direct hit on Mayville WI, pop. >5000.

Tornado in progress near Juneau WI right now.

Those are some impressive obs across N/central IL right now. Lots of upper 80s temps/low 70s dewpoints with backed surface winds. Should moisture stay near that level, this could really change the game (in a bad way) for the Chicago area later.