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Weather. Travel. Movies. Music. Sports. Trivia. Ice Cream. Stories and Freelance Writing. https://writersonthestorm.substack.com/

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THAT will make a really good master’s project.

11.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The athletic lost me for good last year and i see no signs that they are interested in getting readers like me back.

11.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the stuff that shows up in my dreams and confirms to my subconscious that I can do whatevuh I want, like try flying or eat onion rings

11.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Abilene TX if we go a scale down, too

11.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful!

11.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If the Ravens did this as revenge against brady for deflategate in 2014 than lololololol

11.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Roselawn is the site of a 1994 aviation crash that forever changed how America viewed icing on aircraft.

11.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s stuff in Missouri, too

11.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the part that gets me a little bit, although there are enough met majors within 3-4 hours of the target that I guess I'm not that surprised?

This warm sector is the kind of warm sector you take off work for.

10.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I never had great luck chasing warm fronts like this one. That’s a lot of cold, dense air right on the boundary. But that’s also a volatile warm sector.

10.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good luck, Illinois.

10.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best follows on the internet.

10.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This team has been the absolute best to cheer for.

08.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coming from the world of tech reports, I’d also add that it’s more important than ever to at least introduce yourself to authors you frequently read. And as a researcher, be approachable for people carrying your work forward.

Sorry introverts.

08.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wisconsin has also been slandered all season for the 30 point loss to Nebraska, who we now know is going to be a 3-5 seed in the tourney and had a long spurt earlier in the year where they took a backseat to nobody. They are a dangerous team that has been misinterpreted all year.

07.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get this, I really do, but Whitman and Arnold the last couple of years introduced the β€œwhat do we do when the office doesn’t see what is clearly a strong tornado” question to my mind and i’m not sure I know what the right answer is. I understand why this is an issue, at least.

07.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yesterday across the country was a master class of how boundary type and forcing mechanism influence convective mode.

07.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Without warning? What did he think yesterday was?

07.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
episode 114

episode 114

07.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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#tornado last night near Bluff City, KS around 11:30pm #kswx

06.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

I appreciate them going all in this year after what happened last year. This franchise has MacKinnon and Makal. There is no future. Every year is THE year to try.

06.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes 3-km CAPE and a little bit of helicity is all you need to head off to the races.

06.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As somebody who was close to NASA-Goddard who *just* found something else, yes, we absolutely celebrate for everybody who reaches shore after being dumped in the ocean.

If anybody out there is grinding on Substack/Patreon/YT looking for follows, reply. We're cheering for you.

06.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! Their department is lucky to have you!

06.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Generally density differences like this one do not make great chase chase days. It's bubbly and humid, but the cold air is coming and our winds just aren't SE enough for long lived supercells.

06.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Virtual chase target: Concordia is tempting because of the strong initial convective signal but i am afraid of kansas mixing out a bit. So I’ll stay put in the omaha area where it’s warm, humid, nearer to SE winds, and the moisture seems more stable.

Spring’s here. β€œFeels” like a weather day.

06.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yard filled with ice cookies

06.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Td of 64 and SE winds in Spring in oklahoma.

06.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m often asked β€œdid you see the storm over X - what’s going on?” I would then scramble to one of the many wx sites to make a sounding. What if there was a site that specialized in soundings?

Look no further…announcing the beta launch of illiniweather.web.illinois.edu/skewt-intera...

Feedback plz!

05.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

We had that great shot in seattle to get back in too, but yes we’re NIT bound

05.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0