Brad Small

Retired NWS meteorologist, drummer, Iowa State, Cubs, Bears fan and other boring stuff. Big dogs are best. Non-binary politics. Opinions are my own

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@NWSDesMoines Indeed. Getting atypical standing water in NW Johnston this evening. #iawx

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@AlanBoyce47 @burgwx Getting out of my realm of expertise to know all the gory details, but it's a non-trivial process as it isn't just simple averages and ~15,000 climate sites have to be QCd. More info here - https://t.co/4miNrFUgcx

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@AlanBoyce47 @burgwx They are only computed every 10 years in 30 year chunks.

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@AlanBoyce47 @burgwx The 1991-2020 period of record matches the latest 30 years used in the climate normals. Also, the ERA5 reanalysis is not from NOAA but the ECMWF.

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@CameronJNixon It's 22 years old and pre-dates the Cobb method, which was the 1st to include DGZ components, so it's not super surprising.

[NWS Des Moines @NWSDesMoines]

We observed an interesting weather phenomenon from yesterday...

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@NWSDesMoines Slick out there. Going is fine, stopping not so much.

[Cameron Nixon @CameronJNixon]

Ever wondered how hailstorms vary across the year? Here's all radar-detected hail swaths by month since 2011. Love seeing the northwest flow monsters come alive June-August!

[MRMS MESH > .75", colored by max hail size]

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@TommyBirch @IowaCubs Video show the call was correct?

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@Beener1435 The 'Clone' era

[Chris |☇uball @ChrisKuball]

You asked for it. Here it is. Last night's scary looking finger-like scud hanging down from a shelf cloud, nearly scraping across the ground in Knoxville, Iowa. This is from our Skycam at the Knoxville Raceway in real-time.

#IAWX #Scud

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@Beener1435 Those unis 🔥❤️💛

[NWS Des Moines @NWSDesMoines]

The radar image below is from that event and shows a classic supercell crossing from Boone into Story County. The image is from the relatively new at the time WSR-88D PUP, or Principal User Processer. Notice the image is lower resolution than radar data available today. (2/2)

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@RyanJSchon @DavidMerritt1 @Beener1435 Yup. IIRC correctly McCarney chose that end vs possession because he thought it would be louder for them on defense. No seats on the north/Jacobson end.

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@DavidMerritt1 @Beener1435 Was there, unfortunately. ISU won the OT coin toss, but took took the ball first for some reason. Our FG attempt doinked the upright. Theirs successful for the win.

[Brent Blum @brentblum]

It’s no coincidence Iowa State is dominating Nebraska in Football recruiting in Nebraska’s neighborhood.

Weeks ranked in College Football Playoff since 2017:

Iowa State-19
Nebraska-0.

🌪️

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@Beener1435 Weather was miserable that day. Among other things.

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@BBGreatMoments More info on the game https://t.co/YoQuxc2KHK

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@BBGreatMoments This isn't the 1974 All-star game. That was at Three Rivers stadium. Looks like old Comiskey Park with Harry Carry on the call. Could be 74 since the infield had astro turf during those years. #WhiteSox

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@jkjohnson1969 @BBGreatMoments Aug 74 in their red unis. https://t.co/vYLbKXr84t

[Brad Small @mteor90]

@martymaciaszek @BBGreatMoments https://t.co/5SUZHd3HMO