A blue background with a picture of Earth centered over the African continent with white colored text that says “Happy Earth Day. Thank you to the researchers, engineers & scientists — changemakers in how we prepare for & respond to Earth’s weather.”

Happy Earth Day! We’re all after the same mission of understanding the Earth so we can better predict everything from global patterns to microscale features. To quote the late Bob Ross, “we’ve got to keep this old planet together… ‘cause it’s all we’ve got at this point.”

Let’s keep pushing!

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Morning Session Legislative day 44

The clip to the team shoutout is here below, but if you want to view the full speech, look for the timestamp window between 10:14:43 and 10:45:27.

But in the bigger picture -- so glad to have been able to witness the dynamic that @montanam.bsky.social and LCM were able to share on the Leadership team over the last two years along with the rest of the team. Two of the many people I know that inspire me to be the best version of myself.

OK, it's a pretty cool feeling to hear your name spoken by House Minority Leader Cyndi Ann Munson in a farewell speech shoutout on the OK House floor. I mean I'm just being a meteorologist doing a meteorology thing in a meteorology place 😎

- B.A. from Oklahoma Christian Univ., and J.D. from Oklahoma City Univ.

- The people in that chamber are just weird in general.

- That would be chaos I'd be here for. But apparently there is strict decorum in the chamber and anyone out of turn can get seriously reprimanded.

And there it is! Martinook couldn't bury it during the OT penalty shot, but he buried it in 2OT.

What a game!

Amadio had Andersen beat on that. Yet another near game-ender! Fans are definitely getting their money's worth at the Lenovo (it's still the PNC for me).

Oh man, Steve Levy improvving so hard that it broke P.K. Subban live on the air 😅

Seconded! There's nothing like playoff hockey.

Some things just call for more than a simple double take. It's been the theme of this entire legislative session in both chambers.

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 43 Legislative day 43

From today's proceedings at the OK House of Reps with the presentation (and eventual passage) of Senate Bill 1439 (video below).

Re: climate change as a "junk science".

"It's kind of like pornography, you know it when you see it."

Erm... I can't say I've heard this one before...

Glad that these nonsensical furloughs for CIRES employees will not come to fruition. Their work at GML is top-tier and it’s the people behind the scenes who make it all happen.

Calling it now. Tyler Reddick will pass Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon for most single-season wins in Cup Series history.

It costs pennies on the dollar in the grand scheme of all programs within OU, let alone NSF, yet this and other REU programs deliver so much promise and talent in return to our field. I never participated in the REU at OU, but did at CSU, and it was THE reason I wanted to pursue a higher Met degree.

And for perspective, OU was just appropriated $40M for a new dorm and an upgraded Price business building (from the Legacy Capital Fund; HB4053). This program is pennies in cost compared to that but delivers so much promise and talent for the field.

Playoff hockey is here!

It's a bit strange after being spoiled with 3 consecutive deep runs for Florida (2 of those ending with the Stanley), but at least I get to see a playoff this time without having to lose my voice or kept up until 1 AM with an inevitable 4OT game.

Supercells across SE KS out ahead of the front are of particular interest I think the next few hours. Latest HRRR shows low level flow really increasing ahead of these, with an areal sounding from Pivotal Weather along the KS/MO border showing a very favorable environment.

Ooh that’s a gnarly supercell in the OWS southeast of Dubuque. Relatively strong low level SRH and surface winds backed just east of due south may favor a good chance for tornadogenesis, not to mention very large hail and strong winds…

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SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook update at 1630 UTC focused over Kansas. A level 4 (MODERATE) risk has been highlighted from north-central Oklahoma into western Missouri. A level 3 (ENHANCED) risk extends across central OK northeast through the middle Mississippi Valley. Lower levels (1-2) extend south into north Texas and then north into the upper MS valley.

SPC Day 1 tornado risk update at 1630 UTC focused over Kansas. A broad area of 5% risk with a Conditional Intensity Group (CIG) level 1 designation covers much of Oklahoma into Kansas and then northeast through the middle MS valley.

SPC Day 1 severe wind risk update at 1630 UTC focused over Kansas. An area of 45% risk with a Conditional Intensity Group (CIG) level 2 designation covers much of eastern Kansas into Missouri. A broader 30% risk with a CIG1 designation covers central OK northeastward through Missouri and into the middle MS Valley.

SPC Day 1 severe hail risk update at 1630 UTC focused over Kansas. An area of 45% risk with a Conditional Intensity Group (CIG) level 2 designation covers portions of northern OK. A broader 30% risk with a CIG1 designation (CIG2 on the western edge) covers central OK northeastward through east Kansas, with 15% risks extending to the south and also to the northeast.

SPC has upgraded the central Plains risk outlook to a level 4 (MODERATE) risk, driven by upgrades to the wind and hail risks (45% + CIG2). Storms in this volatile environment would be capable of giant hailstones of reasonable max diameter of 3.5" or more, and destructive winds in excess of 80 mph.

It actually took me like 2-3 loops through to see the CC drop since it was over a couple of scans. Just another one of the many QLCS pleasantries 😅

There appears to have been a brief but confirmed QLCS Tor north of Jenks and south of Tulsa on the northern end of the MCS. Brief drop in CC noted on KINX.

Manifesting a HEAT win in the play-in tournament by blasting Pepas even though this has been a razor's edge kind of game.

You know you're from Miami when...

Dog looking at a weather station.

Dog looking at a solar panel.

Dog at a weather station.

Dog checking a rain gauge.

Timeline Cleanse: My dogs are part of a fundraising campaign for the University of Oklahoma's College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences. I am not sure how the photographer got these shots amongst the craziness of the photoshoot.

Easternmost supercell produced a tornado with a radar debris signature near Lisbon shortly before 630 pm CT, already looks to have dissipated on radar.

KTLX VWP: It reinforces this notion at least for the immediate term (1-2 hrs). Low-level shear appears to be slowly improving but curvature to the mid-levels is rather weak. In fact, the profile remains predominantly linear. This should gradually change as the LLJ kicks in after sunset.

20Z special sounding launched by Norman, OK NWS (OUN).

20Z special sounding launched by the NWS Norman forecast office. Very large CAPE values but still rather modest low-level wind shear (16 kt) in a virtually uncapped environment. This profile would tend to favor very large hail given rather linear hodographs in the mid-to-upper levels.

SPC Categorical Risk Area map valid at 1300 UTC. An Enhanced risk exists for Oklahoma, and a separate area extending from central Iowa eastward to Lake Huron including the Chicago metro. A large swath of Slight Risk area extends from the Rio Grande northeastward to the Great Lakes and a separate area over much of upstate New York and into eastern New Hampshire. A Marginal Risk encompasses these two areas and extends into southern Maine.

SPC Tornado Risk Area map valid at 1300 UTC. A 10% risk area exists from central Iowa into Wisconsin and far northern Illinois. Double hatching indicates a CIG2 designation between the WI/IA/IL tri-state area, indicative of the possibility of intense tornadoes with reasonable intensity of EF3 or greater. A CIG1 exists from central Iowa eastward into eastern Michigan. Further south, a 5% CIG1 risk is indicated from far northwest Texas through central Oklahoma and into southeastern Kansas. A broad 2% tornado risk exists from the Rio Grande northeastward to the Ohio Valley. A separate 2% CIG1 also exists for upstate New York eastward into far eastern New Hampshire.

SPC Severe Wind Risk Area map valid at 1300 UTC. A 30% CIG1 risk area exists from eastern Wisconsin and Illinois eastward to Michigan. A broader 15% and 5% risk extends from the Rio Grande northeastward to Wisconsin and then east into far western Maine.

SPC Severe Hail Risk Area map valid at 1300 UTC. A 30% risk area exists from central Iowa into Wisconsin and far northern Illinois. Double hatching indicates a CIG2 designation including the WI/IA/IL tri-state area, indicative of the possibility of giant hailstones with reasonable maximum diameter of 3.5” or greater. A CIG1 extends from the Rio Grande northeast to central Michigan. A separate 30% risk area includes western and central Oklahoma with its own CIG2 designation. Another separate 5% risk area includes upstate New York into eastern New Hampshire.

The 13Z SPC D1 Outlook update is live with a few key changes:

• An ENHANCED risk upgrade was issued for western and central OK, driven by 30% hail prob upgrade and CIG2 designation

• 30% severe wind upgrade for Michigan with CIG1

• 10% tornado remains, but now with CIG2 over WI/IA/IL tri-state

Photo looking up to the sky. Bottom half is a row of apartments in gray color. The sky is a blue to milky white with cirrus clouds as the sun sets behind the buildings.

Judging by the cirrus deck, I’d say the atmosphere isn’t having it. OK lives to fight another spring day.

Chillin 😎