Obvious wavenumber-5 mesovortex pattern within #Melissa’s eyewall earlier today — when the simulation matches reality. Just two decades ago, the very existence of mesovortices was still a matter of debate.

The National Weather Festival is this Saturday from 10a-2pm at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK!

I was worried for my crew mates when I saw them circling in the eye for over 20 mins. Looks like the very rough ride was confirmed. Plane had to leave early. They reported svr turb and a "sawtooth" eye. Looks like they moved 600-700ft up & down during this stretch in ~1 min.

**6th most intense. Sorry for the typo.

Keep the people of Jamaica in your thoughts today. The 9am update from NHC has the pressure down to 896mb and peak winds at 180 mph, cementing Melissa as the 5th most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin.

The 2pm ET public update advisory for Hurricane Melissa has the central pressure down to 906 mb with peak winds of 175 mph. This makes Melissa the 10th strongest hurricane in record in the Atlantic Basin.

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

My kids are living their best lives right now. Watched lightning from this severe warned storm over OKC from our back porch as long as we could. Threw them in the car and drove to the library which has wide open views to the east and they are losing their minds over the prolific CGs. 😍⛈️

I’m reminded today that sometimes, all you have to do is ask to get what you want. My son recently has been very interested in immunology. I asked for book recs for him on the topic, & a friend spoke w/ someone who recommended reaching out to a biomed lab in town to see if they could offer a tour.

Today was False Fall Part 2. Summer Part 3 will return tomorrow. Then it looks like Actual Autumn arrives later this week.

My daughter earned her first Girl Scout badge. Of course it was the meteorology badge. 😄⛈️

Update: My son gave it a -1 out of 10 because they burned books. Then upgraded it a 1 because the dog lived. 😂

Tonight’s disaster movie is The Day After Tomorrow. And I forgot how awful the Los Angeles tornado scene was. Rolled my eyes so hard they may never be right again. 😂

Wow. Mateer has had an awful game. Our defense has gone downhill. That TX touchdown was probably the game winner. This looks more like the OU team I expected this year (my preseason prediction was a 6-6 record).

This OU performance is shameful. Just awful.

Me at the half…

Update: I think my son is not a disaster movie fan. He said it’s too stressful. He gave Dante’s Peak a 2/10 and both points were because the dog didn’t die. 😂

We are having a disaster movie marathon during fall break. We started last night with Armageddon (My son gave it a 4/10 because he said drilling on an asteroid wouldn’t work 😂). Tonight we are watching Dante’s Peak. 🌋

Me, trying to recover after mids.

Just finished a book that made me want to throw it across the room and totally crash out. My hats off to authors who can weave stories that cause my emotions to run the gamut from joy to devastation. They are truly magical beings.

I may never sleep again after discovering this nightmare fuel on the back patio. Some sort of bug was dragging a wolf spider around. I made @horseyj.bsky.social go out there and take pics so we could identify it. Apparently spider wasps are a thing. So. That’s great.

Thank you random internet weirdos for reminding me why I haven’t been very active on social media the past year. Have the day you deserve. 🫡

I met my husband @horseyj.bsky.social on America Online in 1995 when I was 12 and he was 15. We met in a teen chat room and bonded over our love of horses and fantasy novels and games. 😄

Just a reminder that NWS is considered essential during a government shutdown. Meteorologists will still go to work, forecasts will still be made, watches and warnings will be issued, data will flow. We won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, but we’ll still protect life and property as always.

Government shutdown. My son woke up with a 103° fever. We’re not having a very good day here. 😞

What a beautiful beast of a storm.

I’d rather be annoyed/inconvenienced by a lightning delay than dead… 🤷🏻‍♀️

Do I have a followers who are biologists - specifically immunology? My brilliant kiddo’s latest scientific interests have expanded into this area & he’s asked for book recs. He’s 12 but reads at a high school/college level. He’s built a model of the immune system out of Lego & wants to expand it. 😅

Y’all, this would only happen in Norman. The kids went to a program at OU tonight. When I picked them up, one of the guys that runs the program said “I thought I recognized your kids last name. I’m a big fan of your work!” 😂 He was talking about my SPC outlooks.

Yellowcard was so good! As always. Freaking love them so much. Each interlude between song was 80s themed and they opened with the Top Gun music. It was epic. 🤘🏼💛

All of the tour busses are parked at our hotel. I want to go knock on a door and ask if they need weather support. 😂 Cause it’s not looking good for us right now folks… 😭

Headed out of town for the Maximum Fun tour. Fingers crossed we don’t get rained out. 🤞🏼

Walked into my daughter’s room and she was looking at the @mesonet.org on her iPad and reading severe thunderstorm warnings. 😄

Took the kids to meet NASA astronaut and former NFL player Leland Melvin today. After his presentation the kids were able to do some neat STEM activities and I talked with Mr. Melvin about the future landscape of space-sciences in an AI-focused world. Pretty cool!

Yesterday (Aug 26) was the first time since August 2016 that an SPC Day 1 Outlook did not have serve probabilities delineated for a day in August.

Entry-level meteorologist positions (I think 40 of them) are posted! I promise the NWS is still an amazing place to work and full of wonderful, passionate people. And we are going to need more great people, with all kinds of skill sets.

Taking my daughter to the in-theater sing-a-long event for K-Pop Demon Hunters tonight. I’m so glad she loves music and fun hair color and dancing like her mom so we can do this sort of thing together. I sprayed her hair pink and got her an outfit to match her favorite character and everything. 😁🩷🎉

Oklahoma: False Fall is coming! Starting Monday, you’re going to break out the boots & sweaters, feel the call of pumpkin spice lattes & those Autumn Leaves candles. Then a week or two later summer is going to burst back on the scene like Kool-Aid Man to laugh in your face “BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!”

I don’t know how got so lucky to be blessed w/ such a kind-hearted son. He had to finish up at home this poem he didn’t finish at school. He is 11, he has dysgraphia, so please do not judge his penmanship or spelling harshly. I was crying as I read this. I want to live in the world he wishes for.

Look at that wobble southward during the ERC!

I was so stressed out in June/July I read only one book. This months I’ve read two. Two of the three books had hurricanes in them, unknown to me before I started reading them. What are the odds of that, especially after being in such a slump?

My 8 yo daughter and I are officially in our K-Pop Demon Hunters era. Even got tickets to the in-theater sing-along event. 😂 My anime-loving teenage self may be a little obsessed. Jinu, am I right??

Beautiful sunrise leaving SPC this morning.

Ignoring all the politics, etc…this is very, very good news for NWS and meteorologists. Really, some of the best news we could have hoped for. Now we just need to get our labs, CIs, etc protected and funded.

Hey friends! How is everyone doing? Things are starting to look up here after a nightmare of a summer.

I am not doing well. The last few months have been one shit storm after another. Trying to roll with the punches, but would appreciate any prayers, good vibes, etc anyone is willing to spare.

Did anyone in Norman get a picture of the amazing cirrus iridescence about 30-45 minutes ago? I was driving so couldn’t grab a picture but it was outstanding!

Might be windy in Kansas this evening/tonight.

I am speechless after witnessing yesterday's magic hour supercell churn for over an hour from the same exact spot! 📍Hydro, Oklahoma #okwx #wxsky @wxliz.bsky.social @stormhour.com @stormgasm.bsky.social @mikeolbinski.bsky.social @spann.bsky.social

Mams are out!