𝘋𝘳. 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙅. 𝙋𝙚𝙩͛𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣

3D rendering of the North Dakota derecho from June 21st. Merged radar data from 04:06 UTC. GLM lightning overlaid in the static image to show context.

Please pray for everyone in Brantley County, Georgia.

SPC has defined a risk of severe thunderstorms across much of North and West Alabama Monday of next week (April 27). This involves the pattern change we have discussed that opens the door for more frequent rain/storm producing systems across the Deep South over the next few weeks. On the positive side, this will bring a good chance of much-needed rain. But from time to time, we will have the risk of strong to severe storms.  It is way too early to discuss the magnitude of the threat on Monday, and the timing. You see a good bit of fear mongering from the social media content engagement farms.  I promise you’ll get the facts here without unnecessary hyperbole.  I know how to use strong language leading up to a weather event, but I use it only when it is needed. Stay tuned for updates through the week… 

The Pineland Road Fire continues to burn in south Georgia this afternoon, and @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) has been tracking the smoke and heat from the blaze. According to @GaTrees, the #wildfire has scorched nearly 9,000 acres and is only 10% contained.

ECE is again ranked among the top graduate programs in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Both programs ranked in the top seven overall and top four among public universities. bit.ly/4c93Q3Y

nobody's been this far from a Waffle House before

Atlanta FD tillering onto I-75 North. 😎

It's a bird...It's a plane...It's the Artemis II crew on their way to the moon! #ArtemisII

Did you know that Georgia is currently in its worst drought in nearly 10 years? The latest Drought Monitor shows 80% of Georgia in at least Severe Drought. Check out this graphic to see how this compares to other big Georgia droughts in the last 20 years. #gawx #GeorgiaDrought

For those at #AMS2026 stop by our REU student’s poster on WRF-ELEC simulations of Hurricane Helene! (Poster 750)

Megaflash article in Physics Today @AtmosSpaceElect @AMSAtmoElect physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/me…

Come learn about the Severe Storms Research Center (SSRC), our new weather radar and second Lightning Mapping Array, and future plans including an ionospheric monitoring cubesat mission data Tuesday morning at #AGU25

Come learn about different ways we can get sustained optical emission from lightning in the @NOAASatellites GLM data Monday evening at #AGU25

Happy #AGU for those who celebrate

A paid opportunity for a couple of students to do some interesting work with GLM. Not limited to Georgia Tech (look for the GOES-R graphic among the projects). grip.gtri.gatech.edu

One of the first frames from an Enderlin EF5 tornadic thunderstorm visualization

Not without green chile breakfast burritos

I’ll also note that my gridded imagery is based on full optical pulse (group) detections rather than illuminated imager pixel (event) detections - the typical approach. This change is desirable because it mitigates biases from light scattering into non-electrified clouds.

New GLM lightning web app up at glm.wxarch.com Still in beta, but it’s not just another plotting tool for NOAA operational data - it reprocesses the GLM data in near real time and generates imagery from the repaired GLM flashes. It aims to show flashes at all sizes

This photo, 20 years later, remains one of the greatest images ever taken inside Hurricane KATRINA. The Hurricane Hunters view of KATRINA’s eye, with the eyewall visible. At the time, it packed winds of 150 kts (175 mph) and a pressure of 902 mb.

The power of lightning is simply mind-blowing. This was caused when lightning struck the 2nd green at Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, KY last night during the storms. Wow.⚡ 📷taken by Noah Pier, Head Groundskeeper on Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, KY.