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NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist at WFO Norman, OK.
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Meteorologists work in: aviation • research • military • emergency management • and more Not just on TV.
www.nationalmeteorologistsday.com
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Corey Pieper
10 months ago
The
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Andrew Freedman
10 months ago
"A review of... communications from a real-time messaging system operated by the NWS showed that no emergency manager from Kerr County was sending messages or interacting with NWS staff on the platform, even as emergency officials from other counties were doing so."
www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/u...
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Local officials facing questions over lack of preparations in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods | CNN
As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades lead...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/us/texas-floods-warning-system-invs
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Dr. Jeff Masters
10 months ago
Proposed NOAA cuts would destroy the basic infrastructure for weather research–including hurricane and flash flood forecasting–and take decades to recover from. “It’s like blowing up a dam and trying to rebuild it by gluing the pieces back together. It won’t work. You have to start from scratch.”
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Cuts to NOAA increase the risk of deadly weather tragedies » Yale Climate Connections
The Trump administration's budget plan for 2026 would eliminate the lab that developed a key flash flooding tool.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/cuts-to-noaa-increase-the-risk-of-deadly-weather-tragedies/
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City of OKC
11 months ago
Who's ready to celebrate this team?? Thunder Nation is invited to the 2025 Champions Parade in downtown Oklahoma City, starting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Check out the parade route and fact sheet.
www.okc.gov/Home/Compone...
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Kyle Thiem
12 months ago
📣 Exactly this It takes 3-6 mths JUST to get hires on station. Then mths of training before they can make meaningful contributions. (training also takes time from forecasters keeping ops afloat) Good to see NWS staffing going in the right direction, but minimal help before hurricane season.
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Of all the weird stuff that goes on around here in the spring and summer, heat bursts are some of the most amazing.
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12 months ago
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This is an EXCELLENT read - thank you
@mattlanza.bsky.social
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Dr. Stephen Bieda III
12 months ago
Contrary to some narratives out there, the NWS office in Jackson, KY was fully staffed Friday (May 16th) to deal with the forecast
#SevereWeather/#tornado
outbreak.
www.wkyufm.org/2025-05-17/k...
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Kentucky NWS office in Jackson was staffed amid severe weather, despite shortages
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky, was fully staffed overnight as tornadoes descended on London and Somerset, despite staffing shortages.
https://www.wkyufm.org/2025-05-17/kentucky-nws-office-in-jackson-was-staffed-amid-severe-weather-despite-shortages?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7pKQmiKvlU_uQl6vAv8eNeP-gcLnWtHQJw4IuJkV31fkR4MbjUEX_xQGKVmg_aem_xMv4YTK3MAtw-K_lecvoUw
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Winston Wells
about 1 year ago
WaPo article on cuts at the National Weather Center and affiliated offices - full text here:
wapo.st/4jBaFhl
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Forecasters fear job cuts in severe weather season could be devastating
In Tornado Alley, meteorologists say the Trump administration’s efforts could endanger the warning system residents rely on for safety.
https://wapo.st/4jBaFhl
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American Meteorological Society
about 1 year ago
NOAA Research introduced and is redeveloping our national Doppler radar network. It provides the radar observations used to keep you safe in severe weather (the same ones seen on TV & your phone). NOAA Research faces elimination. Learn more:
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
#SaveNOAA
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Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/stand-up-for-noaa-research-the-time-to-act-is-now/
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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️
about 1 year ago
What a bunch of nonsense. They just strung a bunch of buzzwords together to sound smart and authoritative. The administration is gutting NOAA and weather forecasts are suffering. What's "disrespectful" is cutting life-saving services out of spite.
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Alan Gerard
about 1 year ago
Thanks to
@edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social
and SFChronicle for sharing the full NOAA FY26 budget passback. After a detailed reading, think it is important for people to really understand just what massive changes are planned for US weather forecasting and research.
open.substack.com/pub/balanced...
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BalancedWx Special: Perspective on the NOAA budget passback
A proposed sea change to the US meteorological science enterprise
https://open.substack.com/pub/balancedweather/p/balancedwx-special-perspective-on?r=5aph6q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Capital Weather Gang
about 1 year ago
“The Post spoke with 10 employees across the Weather Service …. Concerned with leaks to the media, the administration is installing monitoring software on NOAA employees’ devices to track their communications, two current employees said.” Reporting by Scott Dance…
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National Weather Service buyouts will leave gaps as storm season ramps up
Some meteorologists and public officials warned that reductions, which leave the agency nearly 20 percent smaller, could have deadly consequences.
https://wapo.st/44sg8lC
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Another moderate risk. At some point the Memphis NWS office is going to start taking this personally.
about 1 year ago
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Seth Borenstein
about 1 year ago
Nearly half of the local weather service offices are down by 20% after DOGE cuts, according to data obtained by AP
apnews.com/article/doge...
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Nearly half of National Weather Services offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk
Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland.
https://apnews.com/article/doge-weather-cuts-tornado-dangerous-staff-warnings-aa7db3e0d0009d99c143742ab722c40a
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Steve Bowen
about 1 year ago
Major shoutout to local National Weather Service offices who have issued literally hundreds and hundreds of tornado / severe thunderstorm / flood warnings in just the past 36 hours alone. Most offices are doing this amid staff shortages. SPC / WPC teams doing amazing work, too. Scientists matter.
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Cameron Nixon
about 1 year ago
And there you have it. At least a dozen tornadic supercells in an STP bullseye of 9, smack dab in the center of an SPC High Risk. We can stop complaining now, or rejoice, or just appreciate the NWS.
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SRHelicity
about 1 year ago
Wow...
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Pretty nice day for OU Softball! Boomer!
about 1 year ago
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Girls Who Chase
about 1 year ago
If your local National Weather Service office has paused or canceled spotter training this year, here’s a great option! 🌪️
@comet-meted.bsky.social
has teamed up with the National Weather Service (NWS) to develop a (totally free!) online storm spotter certification course. 🌪️⛈️⚡️ More info: 🧵⬇️
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American Meteorological Society
about 1 year ago
From life-saving weather warnings and cancer treatments to tech breakthroughs, federally funded science drives progress. In an open letter, the AMS urges strong federal science funding to ensure our future. More:
bit.ly/4j6rQGZ
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Science Helps You Thrive: Strong U.S. Scientific Leadership Raises Us All
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
https://bit.ly/4j6rQGZ
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Alan Gerard
about 1 year ago
ICYMI: my Balanced Weather post yesterday about potential impacts of NWS reductions in upper air balloon flights
balancedweather.substack.com/p/special-ba...
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Special BalancedWx Update: NWS announces reduction in upper air flights
Reduction is on top of previously announced cuts
https://balancedweather.substack.com/p/special-balancedwx-update-nws-announces?r=5aph6q
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Kelton Halbert
about 1 year ago
From knowledgeable scientists we’ve talked to, RAOBs have the second largest increase in error for upper air metrics when removed, behind aircraft data. On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill.
doi.org/10.1175/2009...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
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Relative Short-Range Forecast Impact from Aircraft, Profiler, Radiosonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR, and Mesonet Observations via the RUC Hourly Assimilation Cycle
Abstract An assessment is presented on the relative forecast impact on the performance of a numerical weather prediction model from eight different observation data types: aircraft, profiler, radioson...
https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR3097.1
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Elizabeth Leitman
about 1 year ago
“It was a bust” Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far. Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.
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The Onion
about 1 year ago
What To Know About NOAA
http://theonion.com/...
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Love the support we’re getting from our National Weather Center partners! Thanks today to OU School of Meteorology. I definitely picked the wrong week to stop eating donuts.
about 1 year ago
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We practice what we preach - the annual building-wide tornado drill at the National Weather Center in Norman!
about 1 year ago
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American Meteorological Society
about 1 year ago
The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government. Read more:
bit.ly/4gRiHAk
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Jared Rennie
about 1 year ago
Saw this in the office break room of NOAA NCEI today. I’m going to take this “feel good” energy from an anonymous person and forward it to all of you, especially those that work for or alongside NOAA. I’m proud of the work we do, and I’m grateful for all NOAA does. Thank you.
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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️
about 1 year ago
Here's a small list of the ways you directly benefit from the National Weather Service on a daily basis. The agency is a public good that issues critical, lifesaving forecasts and alerts. We must save it from indiscriminate and irreparable damage.
www.damweather.com/2025/02/the-...
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The National Weather Service is a lifesaving public resource. We must save it.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is the most important federal agency you benefit from on a daily basis.
https://www.damweather.com/2025/02/the-national-weather-service-is.html
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9:00 am - traffic issues increasing in the OKC metro area.
about 1 year ago
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Winter storm warning, winter weather advisory and extreme cold warning in effect for parts of Oklahoma. Just think … before you know it we’ll be complaining about the heat.
about 1 year ago
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Dangerously cold air will move into the area starting Tuesday morning and will stick around until the end of the week. Winter precipitation is expected with this system Tuesday as well, with highest snowfall amounts across northern Oklahoma.
about 1 year ago
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Government workers are everywhere
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A government worker's message for Elon Musk
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
https://youtu.be/ijvrvp8Z17M?si=yPL21kJksSSQQmto
about 1 year ago
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