Unpopular opinion but I feel like in order to call yourself a storm chaser, you should have to be certified. Way too many people thinking they know what they’re doing and they don’t.
Here is my take.
The Harlan/Minden tornado was an EF-5. Regardless of what the NWS rating is.
“Why”
Well the EF scale was made to “estimate” the approximate wind speeds using damage. BUT if you have a research vehicle with fully calibrated instruments actually recording the…
"mental illness used to be the ups and downs of life"
No, mental illness used to be your mum taking to her bed for 20 years with what was euphemistically called "nerves".
Is it autism, narcissism, or both?
Let's talk about it.
I think autistic people are often mistakenly labeled as narcissistic for a couple of reasons...
We have a missing fellow chaser!
If you have seen or heard from Brian Russell, please contact our page. PCSIT lost all contact with Brian Russell as he was expected to meet our PCSIT members in Valparaiso, Indiana. Last message from him was at 3:25pm CT 04/17/2024 as he was…
Republicans said they’ll ban IVF. Here it is. They also said they’ll ban contraception and divorce, so that’s next. Religious fundamentalists are using the law to force their religion on everybody and take away people’s rights. Dictatorships don’t happen overnight or in one move.
A reminder that children with ADHD become adults with ADHD, and autistic children become autistic adults. You can’t grow out of ADHD or autism. If someone is born with a neurodivergent brain, they don’t one-day wake up neurotypical. They will always be neurodivergent.
A thread about our depraved healthcare system, and a plea.
In 2021, my friend Carole was diagnosed with terminal stage four cancer. A single parent with two kids, she had just turned 43. In 2017, she had watched her brother Chris die of the same cancer. He too was in his 40s.
As an Autistic ADHDer I worry about people reading into any changes they identify in my behaviour and demeanour and assuming I’m upset with them. My face, accent, tone, behaviour and more can change for reasons that don’t concern others and which I might not even be aware of.
Why I never knew I had adhd:
-I got good grades
-I could sit still
-I read books like mad
but
-if I wasn’t interested, forget it
-my room: a nightmare
-i could lose anything
-I was as puzzled as my parents when they’d ask, “What were you thinking?”
We aren’t all alike.
#adhd
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@ReedTimmerUSA I have to admit I used to not think of chasers as "real weather people". But this past weekend, I got the best, most NEEDED information from chasers. When you live outside the traditional "viewer area" you are often left without info. Thank you for all you and other chasers do!
There sure is a lot of arguing going on during and after these tornado events amongst meteorologists and also chasers. I recommend just staying focused on our role and not as much on these arguments. I am focused on the storm chase tomorrow and highlighting recovery efforts.…
I hope some of the messages I sent today got to people, especially in Oklahoma and Kansas, and saved lives. Property can be replaced but lives cannot. That is why I have the #tornado shelter map and project.
Look at all this math the DOW project has put out!
Estimations of the Harlan Iowa tornado above the surface was 224mph which is EF5 strength. That is unbelievable! In open fields and at the surface we cannot make the guesstimation.
Preliminary Wind Summary Measurements and Analysis from Harlan, IA tornado on Friday (26 April 2024).
Winds of ~224 mph and diameter of max winds of ~2966 ft.
Observations were taken as part of the @NSF -sponsored #BEST project led by @karen_kosiba and @JoshuaWurman
The SPC has been nailing their forecasts and we should be thankful that the local NWS offices and SPC has been giving messaging about this for nearly 6 days out!
Chasing helps with verification / SAR but you should not make your personal failures of not seeing tornadoes during…
Well folks,
This is why you never call it a "bust" before the nocturnal low-level jet/main ascent arrives.
This is the 02z modeled RAP proximity profile in Ardmore OK.
Extreme low-level shear combined with favorable mesoscale interactions have created a volatile environment
I was on the Holdenville storm for over an hour, it had been trying to produce tornadoes and failed, then when the MCS started to approach it went bonkers and produced a violent tornado. It’s not like the environment was any different from 03z to 04z, think the MCS really…
I miss a couple of hours ago when this was just some happy little QLCS accidents and good practice for getting the kids into the shelter. The nocturnal confluence band outbreak doesn't have a S Plains analog that comes to mind.
@JordanHallWX based and agree, damage indicator assessments created before technology could accurately estimate wind speed, we are in 2024. if we have the means there’s no reason to estimate
@xoEspy@JordanHallWX This is a solid counterpoint. The EF scale has always been a damage assessment scale. It’s very possible we’ve seen 200+ mph EF4s in the past that were not measured! If you want to go straight off wind, maybe we consider a new scale