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chadr84.bsky.social
@chadr84.bsky.social
Meteorologist - Land Surveyor
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Watch for the errant flag throw that hits a player, stay for the Oscar-winning acting job.
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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WPC issues Day 1 Slight Risk Excessive Rainfall Outlook at Jul 16, 15:55z for GRB Link
July 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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GRB issues Tornado Watch (Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood [WI] and Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI, Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI [LM]) till Jul 16, 6:00 PM CDT Link
July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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SCOOP from me: the mass exodus of employees from NOAA is decimating a tiny office that literally keeps our measurements of latitude and longitude accurate — and, former employees tell me, endangers the science of how the US understands global measurements:
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.
www.wired.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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#SPC issues Day 1 Moderate Convective Risk at Apr 28, 16:23z for GRB Link
April 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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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...
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...
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Dry cap vs. wet cap

Just because there's CIN does not mean storms will be elevated. In fact, the left profile supports only surface-based storms (given enough dynamic forcing). The right profile supports elevated storms, given buoyant parcels above the boundary layer.
March 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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#GRB issues Record Event Report (RER) at Mar 9, 6:18 PM CDT ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SET ON MARCH 9... Link
March 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The NWS mission:

“Provide weather, water and climate data, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.”

Again: “…for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.”
February 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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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-...
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.
www.damweather.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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The amount of talent and knowledge that is going to be let go for no good reason whatsoever is maddening. We, as a country, are far worse off without their expertise.
I have now received notification of an HR ticket being opened requesting information about my onboard date, that myself nor my immediate supervisors know anything about.

This is it.
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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"NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good – its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it." CIRES' @cwiedinm.bsky.social and Kari Bowen explain @noaa.gov's role in U.S. weather forecasts. @us.theconversation.com @colorado.edu
NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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GRB issues Winter Weather Advisory valid at Feb 12, 12:00 PM CST for Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago [WI] till Feb 13, 6:00 AM CST Link
February 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM