Winston Wells
@wellswx.bsky.social
Trained spotter and storm chaser since 2004. I document my storm chases here. Professor of Political Science, Illinois College. UCLA PhD
Lots of failures and lessons here. From NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Lots of failures and lessons here. From NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
Here's Sam Anderson's excellent 2013 profile of Gary England in the NYT Magazine, which was published a couple of months after Moore and El Reno:
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/m...
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/m...
The Weather God of Oklahoma City (Gift Article)
You know a storm is going to be bad, people in Oklahoma will tell you, when Gary England removes his jacket.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's Sam Anderson's excellent 2013 profile of Gary England in the NYT Magazine, which was published a couple of months after Moore and El Reno:
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/m...
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/m...
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Slapout, OK, supercell from the evening of Wed 5/28, right before it bowed out too much to fit in my 14mm frame.
May 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Slapout, OK, supercell from the evening of Wed 5/28, right before it bowed out too much to fit in my 14mm frame.
35 minutes of radio traffic of the emergency response to the Joplin, MO 5/22/11 tornado. A remarkable - and chilling - listen.
youtu.be/S6RQ5qeO96k?...
youtu.be/S6RQ5qeO96k?...
Joplin Tornado. Emergency Services Radio. BEST QUALITY AUDIO. EF5 Tornado 22nd May 2011
YouTube video by Tornado Stories
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
35 minutes of radio traffic of the emergency response to the Joplin, MO 5/22/11 tornado. A remarkable - and chilling - listen.
youtu.be/S6RQ5qeO96k?...
youtu.be/S6RQ5qeO96k?...
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Looking to talk to current or former federal workers at NOAA for a story for The Economist.
Please share far and wide! I’m on signal at abraun.99
Please share far and wide! I’m on signal at abraun.99
May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Looking to talk to current or former federal workers at NOAA for a story for The Economist.
Please share far and wide! I’m on signal at abraun.99
Please share far and wide! I’m on signal at abraun.99
WaPo article on cuts at the National Weather Center and affiliated offices - full text here:
wapo.st/4jBaFhl
wapo.st/4jBaFhl
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.
wapo.st
April 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
WaPo article on cuts at the National Weather Center and affiliated offices - full text here:
wapo.st/4jBaFhl
wapo.st/4jBaFhl
I've taught international trade theory to undergrads for nearly 30 years. For my friends in the weather enterprise who might be unsure just how crazy Trump's tariffs are, start with Hurricane Dorian Sharpie-gate and 2014 "Tornado Wall" physicist levels of craziness and go up from there.
April 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I've taught international trade theory to undergrads for nearly 30 years. For my friends in the weather enterprise who might be unsure just how crazy Trump's tariffs are, start with Hurricane Dorian Sharpie-gate and 2014 "Tornado Wall" physicist levels of craziness and go up from there.
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The snow forecast for Mt. Marcus Baker during an atmospheric river never disappoints. ❄️
January 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The snow forecast for Mt. Marcus Baker during an atmospheric river never disappoints. ❄️
Migrating from Twitter. For my first post on Bluesky, two of my favorite shots from last year's chase season (5/21/24 Houghton, IA and 7/1/24 Ragan, NE).
January 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Migrating from Twitter. For my first post on Bluesky, two of my favorite shots from last year's chase season (5/21/24 Houghton, IA and 7/1/24 Ragan, NE).