UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab

Developing the techniques and physical resources necessary to extend current understanding of windstorm hazards and their impacts on structures.

[UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab @WindLaboratory]

Our new paper in @ametsoc MWR validates cycloidal debris swaths as a tornado wind speed estimation method, using Fujita's original equations. Estimates showed agreement with the EF-scale, treefall, and forensic methods across multiple events. #tornado

https://t.co/rMO8IusFV8

[Federico Pavan @PavanFederico00]

Just caught this waterspout making landfall somewhere in east-central Genoa, multiple of these today in the city with damage

[NOAA's Ocean Service @noaaocean]

NOAA is flying over over the area affected by Hurricane Melissa to support disaster response efforts in Jamaica. Find all the available imagery in our viewer: https://t.co/rgbKUtRyMI

[Neil Lareau @nplareau]

As my research group continues to probe the factors contributing to the #DeerCreekFire's EF-2 fire-generated vortex (FGV), one possible vorticity source appears to be coherent terrain-forced cyclonic flow in the lee of the La Sal mountains. Here are the HRRR near surface wind vectors and fire perimeter near the time of the vortex. A hypothesis is that the fire heating ingests ands stretches this vorticity, causing a rapidly developing tornado-strength vortex. This is, of course, just one model and may not accurately capture the wind field...

[MNStorm @mn_storm]

https://t.co/fLvuh67g33 More incredible footage of the tornadic vortex that occurred a few days ago on the #DeerCreekFire. #cowx

[𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐞 @brian_schnee]

🔥 FIRENADO 🌪️
#DeerCreekFire - San Juan County, Utah

An EXTREMELY large fire whirl was observed by firefighters on Saturday, July 12 in the early afternoon being called a “vortex/tornado ordeal” by fire managers. Debris can be seen flying through the air as the ‘firenado’ moved towards structures.

Latest acreage ~ 8,925 acres.

🎥 BLM-UT-DRD crew member

[Andrew Freedman @afreedma]

NOAA's widely-used billion dollar disasters database is being retired, the agency revealed today, and will now span the years 1980-2024. Staff cuts, narrowing of focus (and scrutiny of climate-related datasets) are to blame. https://t.co/HVdTwbjLd5

[UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab @WindLaboratory]

@WTMesonet Thanks!

[Jonathan Erdman @wxjerdman]

Today, the NWS will examine instruments at the Midland (TX) Int'l Air & Space Port to conclude if Tuesday's 111 mph gust set their all-time record during an apparent microburst.

�� below: Stephen Allen & Priss Darrough via @NWSMidland

[Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist @KevinLighty]

6 tornadoes confirmed from Friday night/Saturday morning.

Neoga: EF-2, 120 mph, path 11.32 miles
Mattoon: EF-1, 100 mph, path 0.57 miles
Paris: EF-1, 90 mph, path 3.61 miles
Lovington: EF1, 110 mph, path 5.06 miles
Hammond: EF2, 115 mph, path 10.11 miles.
Flatville-Gifford: EF1, 100 mph, path 13.48 miles.

[Noah Bergren @NbergWX]

in Lake Mary, Florida. About 4 mins from our TV station on Blue Iris Place. Two homes nearly leveled, about 6 with major damage. Path appears at least 1/2 a mile. @fox35orlando

[Zarhle @Zarhle1]

Thanks to all the QLCS tornadoes getting surveyed, Saturday’s tornado outbreak is now up to 74 reports.

[NWS Los Angeles @NWSLosAngeles]

Here are potential impacts for the upcoming strong winds Tuesday through Wednesday. Here's what you can do to prepare to help minimize impacts! #CAwx #SoCal #LA #LAwind #LosAngeles #VenturaCounty

[UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab @WindLaboratory]

Clouds blanketing the area between CMI and DFW this morning

[Danny Thigpen @thig_texas]

Katy , Texas - Sunterra Subdivision

[AMS Committee on Severe Local Storms @AMSSevereStorms]

Another: @dtroegner39's discussion of using machine learning to analyze ASOS and radar data for wind loading design applications (graduate student in @CliMAS_Illinois & @WindLaboratory!)

[Matthew Graber @wx_MatthewG]

. @dtroegner39 of @WindLaboratory discusses his work on machine learning as it relates to ASOS and radar data for wind load design. Here he is showing that the August 10, 2020 Iowa derecho was a 1 in 700-year event

[UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab @WindLaboratory]

Labor Day Weekend was busy for the UIUC Wind Engineering Research Lab team. We surveyed the damage caused by the August 28th, 2024 Mound City, SD Tornado. Crop damage along with Transmission Line failures were documented. Stay tuned for more details! #tornado @NWSAbderdeen