Noah Brauer
@noaabrauer.bsky.social
NWS Meteorologist and proud OU alum (PhD/MS). I study precipitation, microphysics, polarimetric radar, and tropical cyclones. Opinions = my own, not those of my employer.
Squaretop Mountain (13,800 ft) with @jeffdudaphdco.bsky.social today with perfect conditions (despite the smoke).
Does anyone else just spend a countless amount of time browsing around Google Maps?
Mixed layers today extending above 500 mb both at Riverton, WY and Grand Junction, CO given the record-breaking heat across the region:
Through extraordinary efforts, @windbornewx.bsky.social successfully navigated a controllable balloon above powerful Typhoon Dolphin, descended into its eye, then collected multiple vertical profiles as we circled inside its eye. A first of its kind type of hurricane data collection.
Some unique approaches from the northwest this evening into DIA to avoid the storms over Nebraska and Eastern Colorado:
Algona, Iowa, you okay? And yes, I do believe this on based off proximity obs.
Aberdeen, SD with over 7000 J/Kg of surface-based CAPE this evening. Note how this is largely driven by the 80F surface dewpoint with a strong hydrolapse (vertical change/decrease in dewpoint w/height). Cap just above the surface is likely containing all this moisture in the skin layer.
Julio eyeing the homemade saison that we bottled recently:
Issued my first severe thunderstorm warning yesterday. Frame it in Le Louvre
What went wrong: we had excellent low-level moisture and good upslope flow for 36-48 hours, but the timing of yesterday's shortwave was too early, and we also never got any sort of meaningful lift (think a weak front or outflow surge from KS/eastern CO convection). #COwx
Pretty clear downburst signature just east of DIA from the TDEN TDWR, with a clear divergence signature close to the radar/surface. ASOS reported a 62 mph gust.
The “Cheyenne Sandwich” …when you’re trying to message the heavy rain and lightning threat during an event with thousands of people and the rain avoids the focal point at all costs:
Here providing DSS support for the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration. It’s been a challenge to see a camera stream without someone wearing a cowboy hat…
That’s a wrap! Had a wonderful 1.5 weeks in Fort Worth and got to work with some awesome, talented people and learned a lot in the process.
Had the awesome opportunity to provide weather support for the ⚽️ game earlier today at the Joint Operations Center in Dallas! Super cool talking to different partners and learning more about what they do and need from us. Plus…soccer!
Enjoyed spending the 4th with my father in Fort Worth! It got to 100°F today 🥵
This is a clear example of a compound hazard event (i.e., amplified societal impacts). Severe thunderstorms knocked out power for nearly 250,000 people last night, and many are now seeing near-record heat today while still without electricity. Orange: heat advisories Pink: excessive heat warnings
Neat seeing the abrupt change on the Texas Panhandle from rolling plains to caprock!
