James G. LaDue (Jim)
@jladue.bsky.social
Meteorologist, passionate about severe local storms, winter weather, better community resilience against hazards, photography, sailing, skiing, hiking, democratic discourse, family, travel.
Former NWIRP acting Director, teaching severe storms for awhile
Former NWIRP acting Director, teaching severe storms for awhile
I’ve been near tornadoes with violent sounding roars. It’s a level 5 experience for sure. We do need more DIs capable of evaluating high end tornadoes without there needing to be a disaster to do so.
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’ve been near tornadoes with violent sounding roars. It’s a level 5 experience for sure. We do need more DIs capable of evaluating high end tornadoes without there needing to be a disaster to do so.
You may see specks and dots appear in the first part of the time lapse. That was hail falling, a few stones bigger than golfballs. Luckily they didn't hit the cameras. The tornado was rated EF2.
May 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
You may see specks and dots appear in the first part of the time lapse. That was hail falling, a few stones bigger than golfballs. Luckily they didn't hit the cameras. The tornado was rated EF2.
This is interesting. I hope the pub doesn’t disappear by the time im ready to read it.
May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is interesting. I hope the pub doesn’t disappear by the time im ready to read it.
And neighbor’s usage of herbicide is bad too.
May 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
And neighbor’s usage of herbicide is bad too.
It’s going ballistic!
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s going ballistic!
Here's another Friday with more anger-inciting announcements, this one being the worst.
April 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Here's another Friday with more anger-inciting announcements, this one being the worst.
Check out the 75 mph gust and near 10mb oscillation in at the Ringling, OK Mesonet site!
April 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Check out the 75 mph gust and near 10mb oscillation in at the Ringling, OK Mesonet site!
Look at Byers gusting to 63 mph!
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Look at Byers gusting to 63 mph!
The odds this has a tornado origin are pretty low because I cannot see any enhanced azimuthal shear and there is a lack of convective precip. But there's 6kft of air below the beam.
April 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The odds this has a tornado origin are pretty low because I cannot see any enhanced azimuthal shear and there is a lack of convective precip. But there's 6kft of air below the beam.
Here are a few more moments
April 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Here are a few more moments
Here's the left split. Best anticyclonic rotation is up at 20 kft.
March 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Here's the left split. Best anticyclonic rotation is up at 20 kft.