On May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year.

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

NEW: Two California weather service offices will no longer operate 24/7, curtailing the output of an agency that issues warnings for more than 7 million people in the Central Valley. #CAwx A spokesperson for NOAA confirmed to @sfchronicle.com that the offices were not operating around-the-clock.

Matt last night: *it’s raining real hard, I’ll put the trash bin out tomorrow morning* Atmosphere: jokes on you, sucker.

When the HRRR resolves a supercell-supercell merger.

What a High Risk corridor looks like at 23z. Woof.

Next GIF update for today’s forecast evolution, primarily courtesy of the 12z NSSL MPAS.

Searched “David Rose” for an appropriate GIF of my reaction to overnight CAM trends and, I mean… just pick one.

The corridor across southern MN is terrifying. The tracks of these two prolific supercells are basically stacked on top of each other. Taylorsville, MS area just got hit hard, and they could take another direct hit in 40 minutes. Really scary situation unfolding.

Probability of 2 or more tornadoes: >95% Probability of 1 or more EF2–EF5 tornadoes: >95% This is the third NOAA/SPC PDS tornado watch in history with both of these probabilities maxed out. Prolific and destructive tornado outbreak is imminent. www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wat...

Incredible coordination from the NWS as a significant (violent?) tornado bounces back and forth between the St. Louis and Paducah CWAs.

The outpouring of posts, messages, and texts the last few hours is bittersweet. It’s evidence of the incredible community that is made up of everyone at NOAA and associated non-federal organizations, and the shockwaves that result when so many are abruptly cut off.

The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government. Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk

The OU School of Meteorology has another open faculty hire - this time for a teaching position! We're looking for someone with unique experience in one of several areas: apply.interfolio.com/163576. Please share!

The weather & climate enterprise provides essential services that the public relies upon. We do not yet know the depth of the changes we face, but all have a voice, and we are stronger together than apart. Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ

Folks wanting updates from NSF, they just posted this: new.nsf.gov/executive-or... Stop work order for "conferences, trainings, workshops, considerations for staffing and participant selection, and any other grant activity that uses or promotes the use of DEIA principles and frameworks..."

Skew-T Log-P xkcd.com/3032

“Meteorological maestro” has a nice ring to it, and the quote has me rolling. And that’s from 12 posts… I’m impressed. 😂

This is why I love college football.

In the best way possible.

📰Breaking News : the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in social and/or behavior sciences applied to weather and climate studies! Come work with us! apply.interfolio.com/158935

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.

Want to work at the National Weather Service? The NWS is hiring several entry level meteorologists! Check out the details here: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD... The deadline to apply is November 20.

Thinking of everyone in the path of the ongoing tornado outbreak tonight. We have a lot of work to do.

Low-level jet kicking in (LLJKI) in central OK along with some mid-level backing, yielding quite large low-level SRH and weak-ish mid-level storm-relative flow.

If anything’s got a shot at posing a discrete threat to the OKC metro around 7p, seems like it’d come from this convergence zone. Updrafts are maturing in 90/58 air with an OFB lurking to their west. Maybe just me but this sub-watch, 1–4-hr forecast time is just so fascinating.

The American Meteorological Society is happy to join other members of our weather, water, and climate community on @bsky.app! ✅Follow us for updates on our AMS community, scientific research, and more. #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM #SciComm #Weather #WxSky

Starting 31SLS with some casual dolphin viewing from the hotel room.

⚡️Happy May, Norman! ⚡️