Some new features and products in Heimdall tonight. Primarily, requested additions of dual pol products (CC and ZDR), and crosshairs for data inspection. Holding left-alt will put the readout crosshairs on the mouse.

Small Heimdall update today! Added MRMS QPE:FFG ratio as requested by a FEMA colleague. Added “reload application” button to the settings menu if you’re using it as a PWA & need a reload for any reason. App live polls every hour for updates, gives notification of update. Clicking reloads.

One of NOAA's true gems - which could be at risk under POTUS' FY27 budget - are its testbeds which test & evaluate NOAA research for how it can improve its operations. I wrote today about my experience participating in a NOAA winter weather forecasting testbed experiment. tinyurl.com/35pua9cc

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Looking back at the massive snowstorm that hit the U.S. January 23-26, 2026, was the snow forecast for your area correct? We analyzed the snow forecast accuracy for 7 major weather forecast providers: forecastwatch.com/2026/01/27/m... #weather #wx #snow #snowstorm #winterwx #weatherrisk

IAEM-USA is conducting a survey and is seeking information from local government and tribal emergency management offices about Emergency Management Performance Grant funding. Complete the survey here: https://loom.ly/8mm6Kyw #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMPG #EMGChat

The Apple weather app says it is raining with an hour left before sleet ends. It is snowing.

Hey! Florida didn't really lose the title of "Lightning Capital of the United States". That headline comes from a lightning network that has previously said Maryland and New Jersey were more lightning prone than Florida. NLDN says Florida is the lightning capital since at least 2019.

What say you @coweatherman.bsky.social Is Oklahoma now #1? x.com/MyRadarWX/st...

If baseball pitching prospecting is a topic that interests you, you will not find a better podcast episode to listen to...

I promise not to write this many posts in a single week again, but the news just keeps coming. Here I break down the states' legal win over the cancellation of the BRIC program: open.substack.com/pub/andrewru...

Future Projection Episode 148: AL East Farm Systems podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

@carlosacollazo.com What's this about Spencer Jones not being on the BA Top 100?!? :) Brian Cashman: Trade or Keep? What level will he be at in 2027?

If you’re at #IAEM25 and disappointed in the loss of most weather-related talks, there are still some options! Stop by the Weather Caucus meeting on Tuesday at 5:30pm in L010/014 for a sampling of the issues we discuss… #GreySky

Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station. issinrealtime.org

I was able to read this early and HIGHLY recommend to anyone in public safety, aviation disaster response, and emergency management! See www.amazon.com/dp/1586424165 #EMGTwtter #GreySky

Are you looking for our Public Lecture Series? The 2024 and 2025 lectures are now available on this YouTube channel playlist. 🔭 🧪

@coweatherman.bsky.social multiple apps triggered lightning a few miles ESE of Michigan State University's stadium about 1334Z, but that makes no sense on a lot of scales :) Anything on your side?

Looking to connect, learn & lead in emergency management? Join an IAEM Caucus! Gain community, share best practices, grow your leadership, and help shape the future of our field. Find your group today: https://loom.ly/BlMBpzI #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMCommunity #EMGChat

Just the preview gives me goosebumps... #GreySky #Paradise www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDH... #EMGTwitter

SCOOP: Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/w...

That’s a view!

I’m afraid… #GreySky #EMGTwitter

I grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: @andrewl-b.bsky.social, @scirad.bsky.social + @davejgiles.bsky.social & @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

Look closely for the double rainbow!

This is what untrained alert and message senders do to get on my list of "INEFFECTIVE MESSAGES" for my next training sessions... Why is the alert blue? What's a LE officer? Not good.

FEMA did not answer ProPublica’s questions about its missed application deadline or the impact of funding cuts and delays, instead responding with a statement that Secretary Noem is focused on bringing accountability to FEMA’s spending

Here’s an update on staffing issues at the National Weather Service offices in Michigan… @nws.noaa.gov #EMGTwitter #GreySky #NotGood www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/20...

An awesome catch by NASA cameras to see where the Japanese lander crashed (well, in PR-ese 'experienced a hard landing') on the moon! www.nasa.gov/missions/lro...

Let’s do this… #MIwx

Boiler Up!

Join me this afternoon for a special #CivillaChats with Michigan’s Deputy Director of Labor, Sean Egan, as we talk about his public service career and employee mental health. Register now. www.eventbrite.com/e/civilla-ch...

Good summary of the @FEMA concerns from Florida last year... "FEMA cleared of wrongdoing in probe into anti-Trump bias" thehill.com/regulation/c... #EMGTwitter #GreySky

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Save the date for the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX! 📍 Louisville, KY 🗓️ Nov 14–20, 2025 The premier event for emergency managers is back. Learn more about what you can expect at this year's conference: loom.ly/7zb-RN4 #IAEM #IAEM25 #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

It’s important to push back boundaries & in many ways this week’s #BlueOrigin flight did that. But if you want to know about the first American women in space & the story of NASA’s remarkable 1978 astronaut class, have a listen to this episode of #16Sunsets podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

Latest newsletter: -On being back in NC -A draft prospect thought experiment -Links to everything I've been working on You can follow along and read for free: carloscollazo.substack.com/p/back-in-c...

Go All In with IAEM, and attend two events for the price of one! Register and pay once to attend: 🔹 IAEM Plugged In Virtual Conference on May 9 🔹 IAEM 73rd Annual Conference & EMEX from Nov. 14-20 Save today: loom.ly/4hJbmRQ #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

It took a long time but finally caught my first launch close enough to feel!

I can see how this isn’t what many consider to be a good move #GreySky #EMGTwitter — NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS 2004Z TUE APR 01 2025 Due to a contract lapse, NWS paused the automated language translation services for our products until further notice.

In even the smallest of community libraries, you can request books from larger libraries around your state. Well, maybe not after September... https://www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and-information/press-releases/2025/03/20/michigan-library-users-will-be-harmed-by-order-to-abolish-federal-agency

If you're a space buff - you can't get any better Artemis info than what is available from Phillip Sloss! And now he has even more... See https://youtu.be/PZ-pVItBd4s?si=VCJ0hyf-zZp8KVa8 #Space #NASA #Artemis

I'm tired of the cold... but sunny skies in #MIwx always look good from above!

Mike Waltz smears Goldberg as “the bottom scum of journalists.”

Calling all emergency management students! Join us on Friday, May 9 for IAEM Plugged In and get ahead on your career. Register for FREE as a student member: loom.ly/4Tkyhxo Not a student member? Join today: loom.ly/kA2bmsA #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

DHS no longer wants data collected on domestic terrorism... www.start.umd.edu/news/stateme... "our team had completed incident identification for the first two months of 2025, and we found a 25% increase in events over the same period in 2024." #GreySky #EMGTwitter

I’m flattered people care about the NWC/SPC, but we’ve got to stop with the false reporting of the ROC lease as the NWC lease. The square footage and annual lease cost are nowhere near in the same ballpark. You guys give me a heart attack every time this happens.

23:15:25 UTC: #BGM1 Blue Ghost @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social S-Band beacon just switched Off. Good night, sleep well.. 😴🌘

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