Warren Madden
@wjmadden.bsky.social
Meteorologist, retired hunter of hurricanes, aviation, board gamer, World of Warcraft (HuntsTheWind)
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An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft released a dropsonde in the northern eyewall of Hurricane Melissa at 26/1915Z, and it showed winds of 150-180mph between roughly 1000 and 3000 feet elevation.
There's lots of areas in Jamaica at those elevations.
Sadly, it still could strengthen further.
There's lots of areas in Jamaica at those elevations.
Sadly, it still could strengthen further.
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft released a dropsonde in the northern eyewall of Hurricane Melissa at 26/1915Z, and it showed winds of 150-180mph between roughly 1000 and 3000 feet elevation.
There's lots of areas in Jamaica at those elevations.
Sadly, it still could strengthen further.
There's lots of areas in Jamaica at those elevations.
Sadly, it still could strengthen further.
If you're interested in following the plans for the Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunters to fly into Erin, check out the Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day at www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPR.... It's published daily by 1830Z (2:30pm EDT), and details the plans for the next day's flying.
www.nhc.noaa.gov
August 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you're interested in following the plans for the Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunters to fly into Erin, check out the Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day at www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPR.... It's published daily by 1830Z (2:30pm EDT), and details the plans for the next day's flying.
The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season typically runs from mid-August until early October. And right on cue, TS Erin is headed westbound across the Atlantic.
To get the latest watches and warning straight from the source, head to hurricanes.gov.
To get the latest watches and warning straight from the source, head to hurricanes.gov.
National Hurricane Center
hurricanes.gov
August 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season typically runs from mid-August until early October. And right on cue, TS Erin is headed westbound across the Atlantic.
To get the latest watches and warning straight from the source, head to hurricanes.gov.
To get the latest watches and warning straight from the source, head to hurricanes.gov.
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And here I was thinking the way to solve hunger was food.
August 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
And here I was thinking the way to solve hunger was food.
So _that’s_ where my Magic 8-Ball went!
But in all seriousness science and scientists in and out of government are under assault by a regime that is the embodiment of Dunning-Kruger. The damage will last decades. 🤬
But in all seriousness science and scientists in and out of government are under assault by a regime that is the embodiment of Dunning-Kruger. The damage will last decades. 🤬
Simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking. (Pssst - federally funded science saves lives) 🧪
August 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So _that’s_ where my Magic 8-Ball went!
But in all seriousness science and scientists in and out of government are under assault by a regime that is the embodiment of Dunning-Kruger. The damage will last decades. 🤬
But in all seriousness science and scientists in and out of government are under assault by a regime that is the embodiment of Dunning-Kruger. The damage will last decades. 🤬
I thought Chronic Venous Insufficiency described a narcissist whose actual achievements fell far short of their opinion of themselves.
Oh wait - that’s Chronic Vainous Insufficiency.
My mistake - but in this case I'd argue it's an easy to get the two mixed up.
Oh wait - that’s Chronic Vainous Insufficiency.
My mistake - but in this case I'd argue it's an easy to get the two mixed up.
July 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I thought Chronic Venous Insufficiency described a narcissist whose actual achievements fell far short of their opinion of themselves.
Oh wait - that’s Chronic Vainous Insufficiency.
My mistake - but in this case I'd argue it's an easy to get the two mixed up.
Oh wait - that’s Chronic Vainous Insufficiency.
My mistake - but in this case I'd argue it's an easy to get the two mixed up.
If the GOP passes a law that makes weather modification a felony, where will they find handcuffs small enough to fit a butterfly?
July 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If the GOP passes a law that makes weather modification a felony, where will they find handcuffs small enough to fit a butterfly?
Why am I not surprised that
“30 pieces of silver” is trending?
“30 pieces of silver” is trending?
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Why am I not surprised that
“30 pieces of silver” is trending?
“30 pieces of silver” is trending?
Seeing the election results in Canada and Australia, I cannot help but think that America has become that classic demotivational poster:
"It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others"
"It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others"
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May 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Seeing the election results in Canada and Australia, I cannot help but think that America has become that classic demotivational poster:
"It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others"
"It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others"
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It's a Public Broadcasting DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Defunded new strip up now, at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/02/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you so much!
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May 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's a Public Broadcasting DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Defunded new strip up now, at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/02/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you so much!
www.dorktower.com/2025/05/02/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you so much!
This just in: Heard and McDonald Islands run massive trade surplus with US based totally upon guano exports to GOP. “We need those imports to stay full of it,” says GOP source.
April 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This just in: Heard and McDonald Islands run massive trade surplus with US based totally upon guano exports to GOP. “We need those imports to stay full of it,” says GOP source.
This got several chuckles from me, but also made me wish that there was a larger gap these days between reality and farce.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/thri...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/thri...
Thrill seekers, here's your chance at the ride of a lifetime » Yale Climate Connections
The Hurricane Hunters are now a for-profit company offering commercial flights into the eyes of hurricanes.
yaleclimateconnections.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This got several chuckles from me, but also made me wish that there was a larger gap these days between reality and farce.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/thri...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/thri...
I _so_ wish Carney had asked Myers, "What's going on down there?" with Myers replying in his best Shrek voice, "Eh, they're just compensating for something."
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I _so_ wish Carney had asked Myers, "What's going on down there?" with Myers replying in his best Shrek voice, "Eh, they're just compensating for something."
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Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.
Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back
Elon Musk called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
abcnews.go.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.
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I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier.
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
March 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier.
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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It's a Town Hall Called Malice! Bonus/Catch-Up DORK TOWER TUESDAY! Raucous new strip up now, at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/03/04/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
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Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a Town Hall Called Malice! Bonus/Catch-Up DORK TOWER TUESDAY! Raucous new strip up now, at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/03/04/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
www.dorktower.com/2025/03/04/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
That cup of Starbucks coffee in front of you? It cost you more than you paid all last year for NOAA and the forecasts, warnings, and data it provides.
A sobering — and critical — 4 minutes from my colleagues in Pennsylvania about the hollowing out of the National Weather Service and its parent organization, NOAA.
Massive thanks to Marissa Ferger and @roblydick.bsky.social.
"...the NWS costs each American about a penny a day."
Massive thanks to Marissa Ferger and @roblydick.bsky.social.
"...the NWS costs each American about a penny a day."
Special Report: NOAA and NWS Cuts
YouTube video by WeatherWorld PSU
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That cup of Starbucks coffee in front of you? It cost you more than you paid all last year for NOAA and the forecasts, warnings, and data it provides.
When your career becomes the subject of an Onion post, things are not boding well.
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When your career becomes the subject of an Onion post, things are not boding well.
This post has become even more horrifyingly relevant in the last month.
There's a very interesting SF novel by Harry Turtledove, Guns of the South, about white 20th century South Africans time-traveling to Civil War America to help out "guess which side" with weapons & tech. No idea what's made me think of that.
February 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This post has become even more horrifyingly relevant in the last month.
Meteorology codes were developed when every character of bandwidth was precious. They, like Fortran and COBOL, will outlive us all!
Hope he does a TAF next! 😀
Hope he does a TAF next! 😀
December 14, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Meteorology codes were developed when every character of bandwidth was precious. They, like Fortran and COBOL, will outlive us all!
Hope he does a TAF next! 😀
Hope he does a TAF next! 😀
As one with a propensity for punning, I definitely feel seen! :-)
It's a Simply Heaving DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY! Whammed new strip up now, at the Mothership!
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December 12, 2024 at 12:27 AM
As one with a propensity for punning, I definitely feel seen! :-)
To paraphrase TS Eliot, the naming of storms is an interesting matter. And so is the retirement of those names. With the end of the 2024 season, here's a talk about just those topics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnb...
Brian McNoldy, Rosenstiel: Tropical Cyclone Names
YouTube video by COMPASS ON DEMAND
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:31 PM
To paraphrase TS Eliot, the naming of storms is an interesting matter. And so is the retirement of those names. With the end of the 2024 season, here's a talk about just those topics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnb...
Played Inventors of the South Tigris on Friday evening for the first time. Very crunchy game - lots going on. Will definitely take a while to figure out how to score well at it.
December 1, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Played Inventors of the South Tigris on Friday evening for the first time. Very crunchy game - lots going on. Will definitely take a while to figure out how to score well at it.