Jeff Frame
@vortexjeff.bsky.social
Teaching professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois. I teach weather. Posts are about weather and sometimes sports. Storm chaser. PhD, MS PSU; BS Michigan. All opinions mine.
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AWESOME!
🚨 🚀 A crude interface I built to expose an archive of College of DuPage GOES imagery since about 15 Apr 2017. The archive is around ~500TB in size over ~2.5 billion JPEG images. Yikes, but here you go.
mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/cods...
Anyways happy for feedback. Not worth the effort?
mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/cods...
Anyways happy for feedback. Not worth the effort?
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
AWESOME!
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Divisional sked:
BUF/DEN Sat 4:30ET CBS
SF/SEA Sat 8ET FOX
HOU/NE Sun 3ET ESPN/ABC
LAR/CHI Sun 6:30ET NBC
BUF/DEN Sat 4:30ET CBS
SF/SEA Sat 8ET FOX
HOU/NE Sun 3ET ESPN/ABC
LAR/CHI Sun 6:30ET NBC
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Divisional sked:
BUF/DEN Sat 4:30ET CBS
SF/SEA Sat 8ET FOX
HOU/NE Sun 3ET ESPN/ABC
LAR/CHI Sun 6:30ET NBC
BUF/DEN Sat 4:30ET CBS
SF/SEA Sat 8ET FOX
HOU/NE Sun 3ET ESPN/ABC
LAR/CHI Sun 6:30ET NBC
The NCEI NCSS server has been basically inaccessible lately, so I wrote (with a lot of help from ChatGPT) python code to plot soundings from a locally-stored grib2 file with SounderPy
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
The NCEI NCSS server has been basically inaccessible lately, so I wrote (with a lot of help from ChatGPT) python code to plot soundings from a locally-stored grib2 file with SounderPy
Radar image of a band of snow approaching Champaign-Urbana
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Radar image of a band of snow approaching Champaign-Urbana
This precipitation over central Illinois is mainly rain, but a few snowflakes may mix in on the backside. No accumulation is expected in Champaign-Urbana.
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This precipitation over central Illinois is mainly rain, but a few snowflakes may mix in on the backside. No accumulation is expected in Champaign-Urbana.
Springfield, Peoria, and Lincoln, IL, all set record highs just after midnight yesterday. Nocturnal record highs only happen during the cold season.
SPRINGFIELD IL Jan 9 Climate: High: 64 Low: 36 Precip: 0.0" Snow: 0.0" Snow Depth: 0" Link
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Springfield, Peoria, and Lincoln, IL, all set record highs just after midnight yesterday. Nocturnal record highs only happen during the cold season.
Indiana demolished Oregon 56-22 and is headed to the National Championship Game. Head coach Curt Cignetti is 25-2 since he was hired before the 2024 season. To put this in perspective, the last Indiana coach with a winning record was Bo McMillin from 1934-1947.
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Indiana demolished Oregon 56-22 and is headed to the National Championship Game. Head coach Curt Cignetti is 25-2 since he was hired before the 2024 season. To put this in perspective, the last Indiana coach with a winning record was Bo McMillin from 1934-1947.
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Indiana is the easiest college football title contender to root for in eons. They do everything right.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Indiana is the easiest college football title contender to root for in eons. They do everything right.
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The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth, TX is looking for student volunteers this summer. This is a great experience if you are interested in a career with the NWS or more broadly within operational meteorology, research-to-operations, and related fields.
January 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth, TX is looking for student volunteers this summer. This is a great experience if you are interested in a career with the NWS or more broadly within operational meteorology, research-to-operations, and related fields.
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And the winner of the first sig tor of 2026 goes to…cntl OK
OUN issues Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF2) at Jan 9, 3:39 PM CST ...NWS Damage Survey for 1/8/26 Tornado Event - Update #1... Link
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
And the winner of the first sig tor of 2026 goes to…cntl OK
Sent students the course syllabi and classes don't begin until Tuesday, 1/20
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Sent students the course syllabi and classes don't begin until Tuesday, 1/20
That's a nasty hodograph on last night's sounding from NWS Lincoln, IL. Fortunately, instability was very limited to non-existent.
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
That's a nasty hodograph on last night's sounding from NWS Lincoln, IL. Fortunately, instability was very limited to non-existent.
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MATTOON/CHARLEST,IL (MTO) ASOS reports gust of 52 knots (59.8 mph) from SSE @ 0200Z -- KMTO 090222Z AUTO 16021G36KT 6SM -RA BR FEW024 BKN030 OVC037 17/14 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 16052/0200 LTG DSNT N AND NW P0001 T01670144 $
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
MATTOON/CHARLEST,IL (MTO) ASOS reports gust of 52 knots (59.8 mph) from SSE @ 0200Z -- KMTO 090222Z AUTO 16021G36KT 6SM -RA BR FEW024 BKN030 OVC037 17/14 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 16052/0200 LTG DSNT N AND NW P0001 T01670144 $
815pm: First round of storms moving into Champaign-Urbana
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
815pm: First round of storms moving into Champaign-Urbana
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#SPC issues MCD 11 concerning SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY [watch prob: 20%] [Most Prob: Tornado: 85-115 MPH, Gust: 55-70 MPH]: PORTIONS OF EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO WESTERN INDIANA Link
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
#SPC issues MCD 11 concerning SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY [watch prob: 20%] [Most Prob: Tornado: 85-115 MPH, Gust: 55-70 MPH]: PORTIONS OF EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO WESTERN INDIANA Link
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Prof. Shiv Priyam Raghuraman has received the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award from the AMS Radiation STAC “for advances in understanding of Earth’s radiative forcings, feedbacks, and spectral signatures.” Learn more: climas.illinois.edu/news/2026-01...
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Prof. Shiv Priyam Raghuraman has received the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award from the AMS Radiation STAC “for advances in understanding of Earth’s radiative forcings, feedbacks, and spectral signatures.” Learn more: climas.illinois.edu/news/2026-01...
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My archive's stats for first SPC watch of the year.
9 have been Severe T'Storm with average date of 12 Jan
19 have been Tornado with average date of 9 Jan
9 have been Severe T'Storm with average date of 12 Jan
19 have been Tornado with average date of 9 Jan
#SPC issues Tornado Watch 1 till 18:00Z Link
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
My archive's stats for first SPC watch of the year.
9 have been Severe T'Storm with average date of 12 Jan
19 have been Tornado with average date of 9 Jan
9 have been Severe T'Storm with average date of 12 Jan
19 have been Tornado with average date of 9 Jan
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OKC area tornado-warned cells
January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
OKC area tornado-warned cells
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Well, there’s the first TOR warning of the year… and a TDS to boot with it just skirting Purcell 😬
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Well, there’s the first TOR warning of the year… and a TDS to boot with it just skirting Purcell 😬