Melinda Berman
@melindaberman.bsky.social
Meteorologist • PhD Candidate, MS @climasuiuc.bsky.social researching thunderstorm overshooting tops and storm dynamics • BS AOES UCLA• She/her, Illinoisan *Thoughts and views are mine alone* https://climas.illinois.edu/directory/profile/melinda3
Excited to be in Madison this week to learn about some incredible science and share the second chapter of my dissertation! If you need something to do at 1:45 on Wednesday, I'll be discussing how internal supercell dynamics impact vertical velocity in the upper troposphere and OT depth! #32SLS
“We’re seeing these intense fires and unpredictable behaviours. It definitely feels like an important topic to be researching.” go.nature.com/4xbSsx2
First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ is about to take off
Nature - The towering formations appearing over severe wildfires in France and Oregon loft smoke so high they have global consequences.
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A towering firenado was caught on camera as the Widemouth 2 fire burns through Utah's Fishlake National Forest.
What a really rough weather year it has been for the Chicago Southland. Frequent high intensity storms with lots of flooding.
That is a VERY rough T/Td in Macomb, IL right now
Questions for folks since I'm struggling to find an answer. How does CM1 calculate the depth of the cold pool (cph in the output file)?
For those in the Great Lakes & East Coast in the thick of the Canadian wildfire smoke, remember: 1. Wear a N95 mask outside at all times. 2. Limit exposure for humans & pets to outdoors. 3. Create a clean air room with an air purifier. 4. Shower off & wash clothes + hair exposed to smoke.
The White Sox finally getting some respect 🙂↕️
MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · 3w agoThe American League shuts out the National League in the 2026 @Mastercard All-Star Game!
📢 At the 2026 @ametsoc.org Madison Summit, @girlswhochase.com and the Board for Early Career Professionals will be cohosting the “Women & Early Career Reception” on 8/5 from 7-9 pm at The Great Dane. This free event is open to all Summit attendees. RSVP here: girlswhochase.com/reception
#32SLS attendees: Do you have amazing, interesting, or unique weather video or slideshow to share? Please submit it to SLS Video Night! forms.gle/Eb1mo58rcwVY... As SLS is part of the AMS Summer Meeting this year, we'll have an extra-large audience! @meteodan.bsky.social @ams-sls-stac.bsky.social
Submission portal for Video Night at 32SLS
This form is the submission portal for Video Night at the 32st AMS Severe Local Storms Conference in Madison, WI. If you have an amazing severe-weather themed video or photos to share at Video Night, ...
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In real life, there's no extra lives. Heed the warning, remember the phrase: #TurnAroundDontDrown #NationalVideoGameDay
The Thornton Reservoir, completed in 2015, the largest combined sewer reservoir in the world, is 94% full. The reservoirs’ previous record was in 2019, when it was 54.5% full. The smaller McCook Reservoir is 100% full. Fortunately, no rain coming till Thursday. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/06/t...
The System Built To Prevent Massive Floods In Chicago Near Capacity After 'Stunning' Rainfall
For the opening weeks of summer, Chicago — especially the South Side — has been inundated with storms and rain. The massive Deep Tunnel system that captures and cleans stormwater is almost at capacity...
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Happy insane amounts of capped CAPE to all who celebrate. While impressive, this sounding is still ~2000 J/kg away from the record I've seen for KILX (closer to 7000 J/kg)
Well that's a remarkably long smoke plume for a fire that's barely 12 hours old.
Hi everyone! We recently decided to re-open the AMS WAF/NWP Student Travel Award applications to award the remaining two grants we have left for supporting travel to the 2026 AMS Joint Summit (with increased award amounts). Please share far and wide, and get application materials to us by July 6!
Tornado warned supercell outside of Mattoon, IL earlier today. Hoping everyone impacted by the tornado and the storms are okay. #ILwx
To whoever decided to create a scroll bar of dates that goes from Spring 2001 to Fall 2034 when I'm trying to find 2025/6 dates: WHY
Might also need to include Fleetwood Mac in this now too 😅
Melinda Berman@melindaberman.bsky.social · 3mo agoDedicating my dissertation to Paul McCartney because I've been listening to an unhealthy amount of Ram with a smattering of Wings.
Genuinely mind blowing but also exciting that from Chicago, I can get a one-stop flight to my dream vacation destination, Mongolia!
Grad school in a STEM field is fun because some days are doing complex coding tasks or thinking about ODE's and then the next day you're FOILing 😂 The math finally came back!
Just the start but one of my favorite projects yet!
