Justan Ray

These storms mean business tonight! Our Camargo Mesonet site recorded wind gusts of 99 and 85 mph at the storms passed in the last hour. #okwx #okmesonet

A trend I'm watching like a hawk is Tuesday afternoon for the central Plains

GFS, NAM, and Euro all coming in much more robust with moisture return. This "just in time" moisture can be (as we saw yesterday) quite finnicky for all-hazards potential, however.

Large tornado crossing 42 west of Sumrall

“Near historic fire weather conditions” are forecast tomorrow across much of the Southern Plains. Looks like an expansion of Extremely Critical areas northward into the Texas Panhandle, and the inclusion of a dry lightning threat in Missouri and Kansas.

www.stormscale.io/spc/fire/day2

Aaaaaaaand they’re off!

Probably will march its way towards Cleveland county’s doorstep by 2-3 am as a nasty squall line. All-hazards threat possible for the OKC metro overnight.

The saga of nocturnal severe weather events continues. Weeeeeeeeeee!

Storms have begun the initiation process along the dryline in western and northwestern OK as the pacific cold front has begun overtaking the dryline. This is occurring a bit sooner than CAMs had predicted, which may mean ETAs closer to 12-1 AM for the OKC metro.

NWS SPC Key Messages for tonight’s severe risk and today’s extremely critical fire weather risk.

Incredible that our third "most important election of our lifetime" might be the one that nukes weather forecasting back to the 1980s.

It's a miracle of modern science that forecasters can see tornado outbreaks days ahead of time. And we're on the verge of throwing it away because egg prices.

Told the Thunder fans in front of me, with three minutes left in the third, that the Heat would be lucky to break 100 at that point.

I could see Luther, but Squabble Up is probably a good bet. Anything will be good honestly😂

my daughter left the room for several minutes and came back with this

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To whomever devised that coffee creamer tongue commercial:

Chet Holmgren is off the injury report.

He’s back.

Hey it’s me here’s some #Milton content.

Thunder improve to 34-6.

Tied with Cavs for best record in the NBA.
4th straight win.
Won 19 of last 20.
15-1 vs the East.
19-2 at home.

Next up: Mavs in Dallas in 22 hours.

Shai is the first player in Thunder history to score 40+ points in less than 30 minutes.

An organization that had Kevin Durant, Paul George, Russell Westbrook, etc. and this is the first time. Let that sink in.

📰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

Loud ovation for Isaiah Hartenstein as he checks into his first regular season game.

JDub gets blitzed up top, Hartenstein shows, probes the defense & hits Caruso in the dunkers spot.

He’s completely changed the game on both ends since checking in.

So many injuries, but still had opportunities to win. Seemed like the energy was off and they just couldn’t maintain the momentum. Would have loved to have at least a couple of guys back for this game but hopefully we get to see that sooner rather than later!

November 18th, 1998:
Dr. T. Theodore Fujita died at the age of 78.
Dr. Fujita was a Japanese-American meteorologist whose research primarily focused on severe weather. His research and achievements in Meteorology increased our knowledge of severe storms and will have a lasting impact on this field.

The 06z Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook issued by the Storm Prediction Center valid for 11/18/24.

The 06z Day 1 Tornado Outlook issued by the Storm Prediction Center valid for 11/18/24.

Screenshot of composite reflectivity of ongoing showers and storms across the southern plains.

The Storm Prediction Center has maintained a Slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather across portions of OK today (Monday). The 5% tor risk was slightly expanded to the north and east to include more areas along I-35 in OK. Storms already reaching severe limits as they approach NW TX. #okwx #txwx

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I JUST REALIZED…

THE SMALL BALL THUNDER WON THE REBOUNDING BATTLE 53-50

Oh awesome! I’m happy to hear that

If you have any desire to save them, I was asking @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca about how he went about saving his media from Twitter. That convo is in my replies if you’re interested!

OU is now offering a History of Climate Science and Meteorology as of the fall 2024 semester! I decided to take it and it’s been really interesting and informative, and I’m really happy I enrolled. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer what I can!

A black and white image of a striated supercell with a barely visible wedge tornado at the base of the supercell, with an open field and barbed wire fence in the foreground.

Was late getting to the party so I wasn’t able to get closer to this storm until later, but it was still quite a beast from a distance! Didn’t realize it at the time but a tor was ongoing at the bottom of this picture.

I couldn’t find a good one so I just spent a couple hours yesterday learning how to make one myself😂 I really want to try more ideas though and then try other variables from the GFS.