Ian Hardwitt
@hardwitt.bsky.social
video journalist & reporter at WHAS11 News | Paducah ➡ Louisville
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A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
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Thirty National Weather Service offices are without a chief meteorologist
Some of these offices issue forecasts for major population centers such as New York City, Houston and Cleveland. Several are prone to hurricanes and tornadoes.
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• National Weather Service forecast areas without a meteorologist-in-charge
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Upton, NY Covers New York City and southern Connecticut
Paducah/Louisville/Jackson, KY
Nearly the whole state of Kentucky is covered by forecast areas
without leadership
Houston, TX
All management positions vacant
Note: Data as of May 1, 2025
Sources: CNN reporting (staffing); National Weather Service (forecast area boundaries)
Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreids4qzbpkypkbmxf5wkh7fqiwfmr74ctatptrk3ty2eqhlt64z66u@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
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A GOP state representative in Kentucky accosted a transgender woman trying to use the women’s bathroom at the state Capitol Thursday, sparking a terse exchange with another lawmaker on the House floor later in the day. queerkentucky.com/gop-state-re... ✍🏻 @oliviakrauth.bsky.social
GOP State Representative denies trans woman bathroom access sparking controversy at Kentucky Capitol - Queer Kentucky
Rep. Bill Wesley denied a trans woman bathroom access, igniting backlash.
queerkentucky.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A GOP state representative in Kentucky accosted a transgender woman trying to use the women’s bathroom at the state Capitol Thursday, sparking a terse exchange with another lawmaker on the House floor later in the day. queerkentucky.com/gop-state-re... ✍🏻 @oliviakrauth.bsky.social
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6 days on the job with WHAS11 , April 28,1987. Starting a long career covering Louisville's modern day champion of civil rights Rev. Louis Coleman, Jr. As Black History Months ends, found this in an old file! With his bull horn in hand, he uncovered injustice.
📸Mike Fisher CJ
📸Mike Fisher CJ
February 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
6 days on the job with WHAS11 , April 28,1987. Starting a long career covering Louisville's modern day champion of civil rights Rev. Louis Coleman, Jr. As Black History Months ends, found this in an old file! With his bull horn in hand, he uncovered injustice.
📸Mike Fisher CJ
📸Mike Fisher CJ
It's easy to forget all the wonder places this job will take you.
A sun-soaked bus, a leather shop, a snowy porch, a chilly rink.
A sun-soaked bus, a leather shop, a snowy porch, a chilly rink.
February 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's easy to forget all the wonder places this job will take you.
A sun-soaked bus, a leather shop, a snowy porch, a chilly rink.
A sun-soaked bus, a leather shop, a snowy porch, a chilly rink.
A project aiming to replace this bridge would rely on around $5 million dollars of federal funding, county commissioner Al Knable told us just a few weeks ago.
#SouthernIndiana #Clarksville #NewAlbany #Jeffersonville
#Louisville
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#SouthernIndiana #Clarksville #NewAlbany #Jeffersonville
#Louisville
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Floyd County's Blackiston Mill Bridge closed until further notice
The Blackiston Mill Bridge was closed Sunday evening after an apparent partial failure of the Blackiston Mill Dam upstream.
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February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A project aiming to replace this bridge would rely on around $5 million dollars of federal funding, county commissioner Al Knable told us just a few weeks ago.
#SouthernIndiana #Clarksville #NewAlbany #Jeffersonville
#Louisville
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#SouthernIndiana #Clarksville #NewAlbany #Jeffersonville
#Louisville
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👀 Let's just start with some pictures
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
👀 Let's just start with some pictures