The answer is no. Just politics.

Does Bluesky have much of a backyard ice rink following like Twitter used to? Filling day in Oconomowoc, WI. #odr

Really though, the best tool we’ve found for lightning trends is looking at the -10C level for 40dBz+

NASA SPoRT lightning stoplight tool is a great page to use to see how long it’s been since the last lightning flash/occurrence.

Think we’re on the same dock.

The afternoon runs of this model seemed to handle this past Saturday nights flood in the Milwaukee area the best.

When lines of storms track east through FDL, velocity can look like it’s decreasing but it’s moving at a bad angle compared to our radar.

Total number of Day 3 Moderate Risks in the past 20 years for WI.

Main rain done at the draft. Maybe just some drizzle left. #nfldraft

From looking at things today, a lot of 0-3km shear but drops off above it. More unidirectional shear the further east. Fast moving band of storms in the evening in WI.

Monday is looking like an issue.

Tornado drill day tomorrow in WI. Do your thang.

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Welcome to Smarch

Trying to be more active on here while trying to find contacts from the good ole days of Twitter. Any stater packs for: Milwaukee/Madison/Wisconsin weather folks? Or just cool people to tie in with?

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Some timing for our first severe thunderstorm chances of the year. Damaging winds the main concern in SW WI.

Second fire that’s gotten loose in the past couple of weeks in southeast WI. Going to be a busy spring.

Busy stretch of weather for us, but that’s how it seems to go. Behind the scenes at the office today as we briefed public safety folks (school districts, highways/DPWs, emergency management, airport ops, police, fire) on the latest for this winter storm.

Pond hockey season. The boys on my son’s hockey team met up after their morning game to tear things up. Fowler Lake, Oconomowoc, WI.

Backyard rink szn.

Probably early for the outdoor rink but not much free time the next few weeks means taking a chance. Can’t be worse than last year!

Graupel shower at 3:40pm leavin the office.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Year 7. Thinking it’s going to be a good year. Cold sets in this week but probably not filling til after thanksgiving to let the ground freeze a bit.

Feel like I should make the doppler blush at that request.

Hoping we don’t see this kind of action tomorrow www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYX1...

Going back and forth between this and X (have to maintain as I have some communication w/local media there), what's nice about this right now is that it's social...between people. X/FB is all just 'commercial' or 'things' telling you about them. Which includes us/NWS.

K Mart is going to be NOAA administrator at this rate. Or can’t I say that name?

Remnants of the MKX internal winter seminar and chili cook off.

Milwaukee

Insert first post here. Any weather lists of folks to follow?