Scott Thomas
@scotttgl1.bsky.social
Meteorologist. Photographer, Coder, and Storm Chaser. Views my own.
No better way to spend Labor Day than in the UP of Michigan :)
September 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
No better way to spend Labor Day than in the UP of Michigan :)
First tornado vs latest tornado vs favorite tornado
August 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
First tornado vs latest tornado vs favorite tornado
Spinny Boi in the Vegas area…
July 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Spinny Boi in the Vegas area…
One of my favorite things about hot air balloons, they make for great photography opportunities :)
July 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One of my favorite things about hot air balloons, they make for great photography opportunities :)
A rare severe weather event I wasn’t working meant an impromptu chase. 20 knots of shear made for some relatively mild but beautiful storms!
June 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A rare severe weather event I wasn’t working meant an impromptu chase. 20 knots of shear made for some relatively mild but beautiful storms!
Impressive capture of microbursts on the TDTW radar!
June 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Impressive capture of microbursts on the TDTW radar!
I've finished a new python project! You can now use a Colab notebook to view realtime and archived Level 3 VAD hodographs which are notably faster and less noisy than level 2 data. You can access the notebooks on my github here! github.com/scottthomasw...
June 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I've finished a new python project! You can now use a Colab notebook to view realtime and archived Level 3 VAD hodographs which are notably faster and less noisy than level 2 data. You can access the notebooks on my github here! github.com/scottthomasw...
Last weeks “Chasecation” was a great chance to relax a bit. Two days of chasing in Kansas and Nebraska followed by a trip to the Badlands can’t be beat! #WxSky
May 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Last weeks “Chasecation” was a great chance to relax a bit. Two days of chasing in Kansas and Nebraska followed by a trip to the Badlands can’t be beat! #WxSky
Got a TOR watch… game on #NeverTrustAWarmFront
May 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Got a TOR watch… game on #NeverTrustAWarmFront
Casey’s still is the official pizza of storm chasing 🔥
May 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Casey’s still is the official pizza of storm chasing 🔥
Watch is out… game on
May 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Watch is out… game on
No better way to start a chase day than some hand analysis… 🌪️
May 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No better way to start a chase day than some hand analysis… 🌪️
Very concerned by “Y’all Watches” on weatherwise… the idea that these are areas that the weather service may be considering warnings is not OK. There is a substantial risk for confusion with weather service products. Add that our watches are not short fuse polygon products. That is warnings.
May 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Very concerned by “Y’all Watches” on weatherwise… the idea that these are areas that the weather service may be considering warnings is not OK. There is a substantial risk for confusion with weather service products. Add that our watches are not short fuse polygon products. That is warnings.
So many boundaries across lower Michigan tonight between lake breezes and a surface front
April 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So many boundaries across lower Michigan tonight between lake breezes and a surface front
Love lake breeze season #puremichigan
April 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Love lake breeze season #puremichigan
What a beautiful planet we call home, and I’m so glad I’ve been able to capture just a fraction of it’s beauty #EarthDay2025
April 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What a beautiful planet we call home, and I’m so glad I’ve been able to capture just a fraction of it’s beauty #EarthDay2025
The storms then didn't experience the low-level shear. This changes the hodograph from a veer-back hodograph that the storm would experience to a near purely anticyclonic hodograph. What was the result? We ended up with a couple of storm splits where the left mover dominated producing hail.
April 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The storms then didn't experience the low-level shear. This changes the hodograph from a veer-back hodograph that the storm would experience to a near purely anticyclonic hodograph. What was the result? We ended up with a couple of storm splits where the left mover dominated producing hail.
The radar hodograph from ahead of the TOR-E Storm modified with a nearby ASOS... look how when you modify with surface winds localized streamwise vorticity/SRH jump (not reflected in the calculations... You can plot radar hodos using code from my github here github.com/scottthomasw...
April 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The radar hodograph from ahead of the TOR-E Storm modified with a nearby ASOS... look how when you modify with surface winds localized streamwise vorticity/SRH jump (not reflected in the calculations... You can plot radar hodos using code from my github here github.com/scottthomasw...
It’s important for mental wellness to take time and appreciate the small things, like a nice sunset :)
April 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s important for mental wellness to take time and appreciate the small things, like a nice sunset :)
The WFO has some nice wave action in the clouds this morning
April 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The WFO has some nice wave action in the clouds this morning
Decided to shoot something of the winged variety today #photography
April 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Decided to shoot something of the winged variety today #photography
Crazy that it’s already been a year since the solar eclipse! Have to dig out some of my favorite shots
April 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Crazy that it’s already been a year since the solar eclipse! Have to dig out some of my favorite shots
One of the better Virga displays I’ve seen of late
April 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
One of the better Virga displays I’ve seen of late