Erik R. Nielsen
@eniels13
Colorado State Atmospheric Science Ph.D. '19 | Texas A&M Meteorology '13 | Studies concurrent, collocated tornado and flash flood events | San Antonio Spurs Fan
With the current officially proposed budget released late yesterday, the fiscal reality is that the plan is to gut weather forecasting and research. And science research overall. What the hell are we doing?
It's been death by a million papercuts to U.S. weather forecasts by the Trump administration, but Friday's detailed 2026 budget feels like a deathblow. In today's @nytimes I ask: How far can we degrade our hurricane forecasting before people end up dead? nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opi…
This is it. *THE* video to watch from yesterday's destructive supercell. Credit to Iskra Mahler for catching it on his drone from east Austin. Edited to highlight: 1. Wall cloud over Austin with brief tornado attempt 2. Rare capture of a microburst 3. FFD ripping into the city
July 8th, 2025 1516 UTC special sounding launched as part of a youth camp on Texas A&M's College Station, TX campus. Mixed layer parcel path is plotted. @NWSHouston @NWSSanAntonio @NWSFortWorth @NWSSPC @NWSWPC
All I'll say is this. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Kerr County more than 12 hours ahead of the catastrophic flood. A flash flood warning was issued for Hunt & Ingram 3 HOURS before the Guadalupe started to climb. They did their job and they did it well
Now that I have gotten over the jet lag, a special thanks to @timraupach and @UNSW for hosting @tamu_atmo SEA-Met's last day in Sydney! Even better ending with a tour of the Sydney observatory and the first night of Vivid. Thanks a wrap! Thank you to all who made it possible.
Special Aggie thank you to Paul from @BOM_Tas for being such an instrumental part to @tamu_atmo SEA-Met's visit to Hobart! Chatting with IMAS, touring the ice core lab, a special tour of the RV Investigator, and a wonderful visit to the BoM office!
A whole hearted thanks to all those at the @BOM_au Melbourne office who graciously gave our @tamu_atmo SEA-Met students a tour of their facilities and offered great discussions of their operational capabilities. Can't wait to keep the educational and research coms paths open!
A special thanks to Mick, Tim, Rob, and all the others at the @BOM_au training center for giving our @tamu_atmo SEA-Met students some first-hand training on SH analysis techniques. I even did my first nephanalysis! We even got to see an ozondesonde launch. Thanks and Gig'em!
Huge thanks to Dr. Claire Vincent for making yesterday's @tamu_atmo SEA-Met visit to the University of Melbourne a success! We couldn't not have done it without you. Thanks to all the speakers who shared their research!
And we are off with the @tamu_atmo SEA-Met 2025! Thanks to Dr. Ailie Gallant and Monash University for kicking us off with a discussion of Australian climatology, drought, landscapes, and indigenous peoples.
I couldn't be more excited for the @tamu_atmo class of 2025! They have worked so hard to get here. My best wishes on their future endeavors. It is always bittersweet, and they will be greatly missed! Also, the stoles and anemometer mortarboard are straight 🔥. Congrats!
Congratulations also to @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Erik Nielsen on winning the 2025 @TAMUArtSci Early Career Teaching Award! His hands-on approach, from storm chasing to global programs, brings weather to life for students. ⛈️🌎 🔗 tx.ag/2025ArtSciAwar…
Key messages update for the outbreak of intense tornadoes expected today into tonight.
Congrats, Hank!
Just defended my master’s thesis! Thankful to everyone who’s supported me along the way!
Rumors that NOAA’s contribution to AR recon is being canceled are false. We used up all the flight hours prior to end of on-station period. We are documenting the need and the need cannot be supported. AF C130s are still flying…
Special sounding launched from College Station, TX by @tamu_atmo on February 18th, 2025 at 2031 UTC in support of a the University Coordinated Radiosonde Project. Launch was not contaminated by convection. @NWSSPC @NWSWPC @NWSHouston @NWSFortWorth @NWSSanAntonio
Tsunami Info Stmt 2: M7.6 Caribbean Sea 1823EST Feb 8: Tsunami NOT expected; U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coast
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: At the age of 15, Juliette Rocha, a @TAMU_ATMO undergrad, began studying the unpredictable weather of rural North Texas. Now, she's advancing research to improve climate and weather prediction models. ❓ 5 Questions w/ Juliette Rocha: tx.ag/ATMORocha
From. The. Rooftops. You're not going to find a magic money-printing machine anywhere else that will give you these types of reliable returns year-after-year. @NOAA and @NWS don't just keep us safe - they create immense value for the American taxpayer.