Every time I say no more flying I'm dumb enough to do it again
Billy Faletti
@mesoanticyclone.bsky.social
Studying severe storm dynamics and prediction Ph.D. Candidate @ OU | M.S. Texas Tech | B.S. Northern Illinois
Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 6d agoi don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice
If you’re interested in learning more about the ongoing scientific analysis of the Enid tornado, I hear it may come up at 2:45 pm CDT on Wednesday at SLS. #AMSSummit
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
nytimes.com
I've finally had the time to work on something I was quite looking forward to: volumetric rendering of the polarimetric RGB. In this example you can see a deep TDS, with a large debris ejection occurring from the storm's top after a violent tornado hit Washington (IL) in November 2013.
No idea how we still have power, that is easily the worst straight line wind I've ever witnessed
One thing no one warned me about PhD candidacy is that it just feels kind of awful all the time
Severely damaged solar farm just north of Washburn, IL from the tornado last week. Contracting vortex tore a path clean through the middle and left a trail of panels well to the east.
Inside a 15% tornado risk valid in 18 hours in June while wearing a jacket under pristine clear skies
Illinois is really reeling for a 200-tornado year
Have not learned the art of videoing while trying to watch a tornado with my own eyeballs. (~5:12 pm near Washburn, IL). Solo chase day meant smiling and waving as the supercell cruised by.
Not bad for having not even made the decision to chase until 6:30 pm! This tornado was north of DeMotte, IN around 8:00 pm on 11 June (0000 UTC on 12 June).
The second significant tornado we documented yesterday impacted Streator, IL. We were going through town when it roped out so I did the best I could to capture it. On the last shot I was busy taking pictures of the utility pole damage and didn't notice the new tornado lurking in the background.
Tornado striking a farm east of Dwight, #ILwx last night. And this was like...the 4th craziest tornado of the event.
This is probably tied for top chase of all time with 4/26/2024. And supremely local in areas I grew up in. Really hoping impacts were minimal.
Tomorrow rings a lot of alarm bells for sig severe in Illinois, but very few for a widespread supercell event IMO. Personally taking some notes from 12 years back now... www.weather.gov/lot/2014_06_...
June 30, 2014: Two Derechos Produce Widespread Wind Damage and Numerous Tornadoes (10-Year Anniversary Web Page)
weather.gov
Generally not a huge storm chase anniversary person but shoutout to the Silverton, TX storm 2 years ago today, perhaps my most relaxed/serene tornado encounter.
Will Ferrell cracking Paul McCartney mid-performance has to be like a top 5 thing that's ever happened www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWF...
Paul McCartney: Help! - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtube.com
Frontlit views of dry hailfall were pretty nuts on Thursday. The left photo looks to be afflicted with ISO grain, but zoom in to any tiny area and it's actually just millions of hailstones.
